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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 24
Title	Bishop Graham Memorial School
Date	1872-1915
Extent	4 volumes
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 was one of three ragged schools in Chester founded by the Chester Ragged School Society to provide basic education for poor, orphaned and neglected children. It opened in Princess Street in 1868, later became a public elementary school and closed in 1915.

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