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ZCR 119 - Frank Simpson Manuscripts - 16th century - 20th century

1 - Notes, correspondence and newspaper cuttings

2 - Photographs

1 - 'Chester Past and Present' - c 1905

2 - 'Chester Cathedral' - c 1903-1905

1 - Volume 1 - Exterior, and internal features

2 - Volume 2 - Choir, choir stalls and misercords

2 - Volume 2 - Choir, choir stalls and misericords

3 - Volume 3 - Regimental memorials and early bishops

4 - Volume 4 - Abbey gateway, cloisters and former Bishop's Palace

1 - Engraving: The Abbey Gateway. - 1810

2 - Photograph: The Abbey Gateway. - 1905

3 - Engraving: The Abbey Gateway from the square. - 1800

4 - Photograph: The Abbey Gateway, interior. - 1903

5 - Photograph: The Abbey Gateway interior vaulted roof. - 1903

6 - Print: Slaughter of the innocents (pagents as exhibited before the Abbey Gateway). - n.d.

7 - Print: The burning of George Marsh. - APRIL 24TH 1555

8 - Print: Abbey Gateway, old city fire engine station and Bishop's Palace. - 1800

9 - Photograph: Abbey Gateway and part of King's School. - 1904

10 - Engraving: St Thomas's Chapel. - n.d.

11 - Print: Entrance to the cloisters and refectory from Abbey Street. - n.d.

12 - Photograph: Entrance to the refectory from the cloisters. - 1908

13 - Photograph: The Lector's Pulpit in the Refectory. - n.d.

14 - Photograph: Lector's Pulpit in the Refectory. - 1908

15 - Photograph: North Cloister - Interior. - 1908

16 - Photograph: The Cloisters north. - ca. 1908

17 - Photograph: Cloisters north. - n.d.

18 - Photograph: The Cloisters north-west angle. - n.d.

19 - Photograph: The cloisters north-east angle. - n.d.

20 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

21 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

22 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the North walk. - n.d.

23 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

24 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

25 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

26 - Photograph: Bosses in the graining of the north walk. - n.d.

27 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

28 - Photograph: Bosses in the groining of the north walk. - n.d.

29 - Photograph: East Cloister looking south. - 1908

30 - Photograph: The Maiden's aisle. East cloister. - n.d.

31 - Photograph: Entrance to the vestibhule, east cloister. - 1908

32 - Photograph: The norman doorway south-east angle of the cloisters. - 1906

33 - Photograph: South cloister looking west. - 1908

34 - Photograph: Bosses in the south walk of the cloisters. - n.d.

35 - Photograph: Bosses in the south walk of the cloisters. - n.d.

36 - Photograph: The south cloister looking east. - n.d.

37 - Photograph: South-west corner of the cloisters. - 1908

38 - Photograph: South -west angle of the cloisters. - 1908

39 - Photograph: South-west angle of the cloisters. - 1908

40 - Photograph: The cloisters south-west angle from the west cloister. - n.d.

41 - Photograph: Part of the west cloister. - 1908

42 - Photograph: Part of the west cloisters. - 1908

43 - Photograph: The Monk's Seat in the west cloister. - 1908

44 - Engraving: Norman Crypt. - 1850

45 - Photograph: Norman Crypt. - 1908

46 - Engraving: Norman columnm in the Crypt. - n.d.

47 - Photograph: Gravestone - possible of Hugh Lupus. - 1908

48 - Photograph: North-west corner of the coisters from the green. - 1908

49 - Photograph: North-west corner of the cloisters from the green. - 1908

50 - Photograph: East end of the north cloister from the green. - 1908

51 - Photograph: The south cloister from the green. - n.d.

52 - Photograph: South-west angle of the cloisters before the restoration. - n.d.

53 - Photograph: South-west angle of the cloisters from the green. - 1908

54 - Drawing: East cloister, Chester Cathedral, showing dormitories above. (from a pencil drawing supposed to be by Turner) - n.d.

55 - Photograph: Old Bishop's Palace. Interior. - 1903

56 - Photograph: Ceiling in the old Bishop's private Chapel. - n.d.

3 - Volumes

4 - Miscellaneous