Ipswich Corporation Water Undertaking - Alton Water Order, 1971, under section 23 of the Water Act 1945; Public Local Inquiry and opposition including that of S.O.F. Bateman, owner of Alton Hall Estate, and East Suffolk County Council; Tattingstone Reservoir.
Ipswich Corporation were seeking Water Order authorisation for a reservoir scheme and ancillary works, and to 'acquire compulsorily the necessary lands'. Alton Hall was one of a number of Grade II listed buildings in the area due to be flooded by the proposed reservoir.
Correspondence, Morton and other reports, maps, plans, Inquiry documents, notebook, press cutting, etc. Material includes a reference to Alton Water Order being finally authorised by the Minister, subject to various provisos, and letter from S.O.F. Bateman thanking Morton for his support.
(Binnie and Partners: Chartered Engineers)