| Description | The inspection of weights and measures in Chester was carried out by the royal exchequer until an inspector was appointed by the Council under the Weights and Measures Act, 1835. He reported to the Markets and Baths Committee. From 1866, the Board of Trade verified weights and measures nationally. The close links with the control of the city's trade meant that the Weights and Measures Department was situated in the market hall until 1910, when it moved to new premises in Hamilton Place, close to the market. The records comprise registers of measures, shops, coal merchants and hackney cab drivers; inspector's reports; indentures of verification; warrants of appointment; an action taken book; a departmental magazine; and copies of Weights and Measures Acts and local byelaws. (partly listed) |