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ZD - Chester City Council Departments - 18th century - 21st century
- ES - Chester Schools - 1803-1998

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Sub-section
Reference	ZDES 20
Title	St. Michael's with St. Olave's School
Date	1880-1948
Description	Managers' minutes, log books, accounts and papers
Extent	4 volumes; 1 bundle
Location	Please note that parts of this collection are held offsite. Please contact Cheshire Archives and Local Studies in advance of your visit if you wish to view these records.
Administrative History	This school was opened in 1879 in Lower Bridge Street, as a successor to St. Olave's Ragged School and served the parishes of St. Michael and St. Olave. It consisted of a Boys' department and a Girls' and Infants' department. The decline in numbers of the pupils attending the school became so great that in 1941 the managers decided to ask the City Council to close the school and arrange for the pupils to enter other city schools. This probably did not take place until 1948 (ZD/ES/20/3)

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