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ZD - Chester City Council Departments
- ES - Chester Schools - 1803-1998

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Sub-section
Reference	ZDES 7
Title	Commonhall Street British Infant School and Boughton British Infant School records
Date	1880-1906
Description	Log book and admission records
Extent	2 volumes; 2 items
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	Commonhall Street Infant School was the first infant school established by Chester British Schools Association, which obtained a fifty six year lease of a chapel in Commonhall Street in February 1875. The school closed in May 1876 because of poor attendance and lack of funds. Boughton British Infant School opened in June 1880, associated with Boughton Congregational Church. Boughton British Schools were independent of Chester British Schools Association until May 1891, when financial difficulties forced the managers to ask Chester British Schools Association to take over the management of the Boughton Schools [see ZD/ES/5/2, minutes for 19 May 1891]. The school closed in May 1910 when the new Cherry Grove Council Infant School was opened. [See ZD/ES/32/1-7]. The reason for the Commonhall Street and the Boughton entries being in the same Log Book, although the schools were under different managements, has not been explained.
Related Material	For Log Book see ZDES/7/1

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