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Z C - Chester City Council - 12th century - 21st century

1 - Council

2 - Boards

3 - Committees

6 - Panels

7 - Working Parties

AB - Civic Miscellanea

1 - Documents and Printed Material

2 - Paintings, Photographs and Prints

1 - Print of Chester Regatta. [ex Committee Room 2] - 1854

2 - Print of the Royal Agricultural Society Show at Chester. [ex Committee Room 2] - 1858

3 - Print of the interior of Chester General Railway Station. [ex Committee Room 2] - Undated c 1850s

4 - Ink sketch of Chester Town Hall by T. Mc.N.Johnston, donated by R.M. Close, 1916. [ex Committee Room 2] - c1916

5 - Photograph of the Sheriffs of the Counties Corporate of England and Wales. [ex Committee Room 2] - 1937

6 - Photograph of RAF Exhibition, Chester Town Hall, presented to the Mayor of Chester, 1981. [ex Committee Room 2] - 1945

7 - Photograph of scroll presented to the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, requesting them 'to march with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed on all ceremonial occasions within the City' - 28 July 1948

8 - Volume of photographs of Barsinghausen, presented to the City of Chester by the Corporation of Barsinghausen - Nov 1950

9 - Facsimile portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, by Pietro Annigoni - Undated 1960s

10 - Facsimile portrait of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by Pietro Annigoni - Undated 1960s

11 - Folder containing prints of Chester and other items, presented by the De Havilland Aircraft Company - Undated 1968

12 - Drawing of buildings at Chester Cross, by Geldart - 1973

13 - Oil painting of Spitfire aircraft, by D.G.Chatfield - 1978

14 - Photographs of the naming ceremony at Chester Railway Station, of 'City of Chester' electric locomotive No. 86208 by the Mayor of Chester, Councillor W.F.S. Moorley - 7 March 1979

15 - Photograph of HMS, Broadsword at sea - 1979

16 - A pictorial representation of some of the events during the 1900 years of Chester's history, commissioned by the Cheshire Observer, and designed and produced by Mr T. Alan Keith-Hill - 1979

17 - Drawing of Mary's River Covered Bridge, Chester, Illinois, by Paul E. Schirmer - Undated c1979

18 - Facsimile painting of battle scene presented to the City of Chester by Brigadier J. R. Rigby ADC and Members HQ 23rd Artillery Group and Chester Garrison, 5 March 1980 - 1980

19 - Facsimile portraits of Scottishsoldiers, presented by the Gordon Highlanders 'After two very happy years in Chester', June 1980 - 1980

20 - Satellite photograph of part of Cheshire and North Wales, presented to the Cestrian Male Voice Choir by the Lions Club of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 1980 - 1980

21 - Oil painting of Spitfire aircraft, by R. W. Howard - 1982

22 - Photograph of Viola,Dowager Duchess of Westminster, as Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh - 1982

23 - Framed portrait of 'His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, KG, KT, PC, GCB,ADC. Colonel in Chief The 22nd Cheshire Regt' - 1983

24 - Print of Chester County Court House, Pennsylvania, presented June 1983 - 1983

25 - Photographs showing the Mayor and Mayoress of Chester, Councillor and Mrs. D. H. Cotgreave, the Chief Executive, Mr. D. F. G. Burton, the Director of Technical Services, Mr. C. M. Morris, and Mr. E. S. Rimington, with the bird bath sculpted by Mr. Rimington, as a wedding present for TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - n.d., 1983

28 - Photographs of the visit of HMS Broadsword to Chester - 9 May 1984

29 - Photograph of trowel presented to Robert Frost, Mayor of Chester, on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Town Hall, 25 Oct. 1865 - 1984

30 - Illustration of the armorial bearings of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral - Undated 1984

31 - Photograph of Lakewood, Colorado - Undated 1984

32 - Illustration of the arms of Thomas Fletcher, mayor of Chester, 1597-98 - Undated

33 - Photograph of the badge and chain of office of the chairman of Chester RDC - Undated pre 1974

34 - Album of photographs of the visit of HRH The Prince of Wales to Chester - 5 July 1979

35 - Album of photographs of the visits of HRH The Prince of Wales and HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to Chester - 5 July and 2 November 1979

36 - Print of the official opening of Chester Town Hall - 15 Oct 1869

37 - Facsimile painting of HMS Broadsword rescuing survivors from HMS Coventry off Pebble Island, West Falklands, 25 May 1982, by David Cobb - 1982

38 - Photograph of St John's Church, Chester after collapse of the tower. [Given to the Mayor, Councillor Fair, by Mrs P. Hockley, 1988] - 1881

3 - Shields and Plaques

4 - Artefacts

5 - Medals and Badges

6 - Flags

7 - Films and Tapes

C - Chester City boundaries - 1820-1972

CC - Chester City leases,agreements and related papers (D series)

E - Chester City title deeds and related papers - 17th - 20th centuries

F - Declaration Books - 1835-1961

G - Elections

LC - Local Acts of Parliament - 1700-1944

LD - Local Bills - 1762-1951

LE - Commissions of Inquiry - 1850-1952

LU - Corporation Lawsuits - 1558-1929

N - Byelaws

P - Publications

U - Tape recordings

Z - Council manuscripts