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ZD - Chester City Council Departments - 18th century - 21st century

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Section (Sub-fonds)
Reference	ZDS
Title	Surveyor
Date	1859-1962
Description	The records include apportionment and account books for private street works; sewerage plans; plans, elevations and sections for Chester Market Hall, demolished in 1967 and the Town Hall; rainfall records; photographs of building and street works; microfilms of plans of sewerage works and the ring road, and indexes and files relating to building regulations applications and planning approvals. (partly listed)
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.
Access Conditions	Partly held offsite-consult staff
Administrative History	From at least 1850 to 1974, a surveyor was appointed for the city. He was responsible for the planning and construction of highways, sewers and public buildings, which included houses and schools, within the city

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