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EDD - Dean and Chapter of Chester Cathedral - 14th century - 21st century

1 - Abbey of St Werburgh

2 - Chapter Clerk

3 - Treasurer and financial records - 1542-1991

4 - Cathedral establishment

5 - Cathedral fabric - 1701-

1 - 'A visit to the Cathedral Church of Chester', by G Batenham (printed) - [1827]

1 - Brief for repair of Cathedral - 1701

2 - 'Chester Cathedral', by William Owen (printed) - 1886

2 - Estimate for erecting a new seat in the choir - 1776

3 - Article on Chester Cathedral from 'The Builder' - 1893

3 - Estimate and memoranda re casting of new bells - 1808

4 - Blotter calendar year book containing short history of Chester Cathedral - 1920

4 - Letter from R Jones recommending himself as a glazier - 1817

5 - Correspondence specifications accounts and memoranda re restoration work by Thomas Harrison - 1818-1820

6 - Letter from Daniel Robertson re various alterations - 1827

7 - Correspondence relating to bells - 1827

8 - Restoration work by R C Hussey - 1841-1865

9 - Estimates, correspondence and memoranda relating to new bells - 1866-1867

10 - Restoration works by Sir George Gilbert Scott - 1868-1876

11 - Restoration work by Sir Arthur W Blomfield - 1880-1900

12 - Restoration work by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

13 - Restoration work by Theodore Fyfe - 1920-1931

15 - Report on High Altar and Sanctuary by F C Eden - 1924

16 - Restoration work by Michael Tapper - 1938-1940

17 - Chester Cathedral: notes on tapestries - 1934-1935

18 - Chester Cathedral Refectory - 1939

19 - Reports and correspondence of Bernard A Miller, Cathedral Architect - 1940-1951

20 - Plans and account re Garden of Remembrance - 1947-1951

21 - Correspondence and reports of George G Pace, Cathedral Architect - 1963-1971

22 - Contract, bill of quantities and plans for detached Bell Tower - 1972

23 - Dean's files re fabric

24 - Trustees of the Cathedral Fund

25 - Report and letters relating to water supply in case of fire - 1876

26 - Reports, correspondence and accounts relating to lightning conductors - 1876-1900

27 - Papers relating to electrical installation - 1936-1938

28 - Correspondence, accounts and papers relating to war time precautions, war damage etc - 1940-1943

29 - Correspondence, plans, accounts relating to various alterations - 1945-1960

30 - Insurance policies and related papers - 1891-1960

31 - Reports of Thomas Lunt and William Cole junior on the roof of St Oswald's church and related papers - 1826

32 - Petition of parishioners of St Oswald's to Bishop Jacobson relating to the effect of alterations to their parish church - nd [1868]

33 - Papers relating to transfer of St Oswald's church to the new church - 1880-1881

34 - 'The Principality of Wales, Duchie of Cornwall and Earldome of Chester with a treatise of Nobylitie and Table of Contents' - c 1625

35 - London Gazette containing address presented to Queen Anne by the Bishop, Dean and Chapter and Clergy of Chester Diocese - 1704

36 - List of briefs collected for Chester churches in Aldenham, Hertfordshire - 1661-1712

37 - Apprenticeship indenture of Hannah Davies of Chester and related account - 1753-1755

38 - Letters relating to production of Common Prayer book as evidence at Chester Assizes - 1817

39 - Newspaper cuttings - 2015-2019

5 - Miscellaneous

6 - Estate records

7 - Charities

8 - Chester Cathedral Parish - 1688-1989

9 - Educational establishments

11 - Miscellaneous

12 - Photographs, engravings, lithographs etc

3915 - Acc 3913

O - Miscellanea