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

B - Baths - 1901

CC - Culture and Community

CE - Overleigh Cemetery - 1850-1978

CHE - Chief Executive

CO - Communications - 1991-2007

D - Development - 1998-2002

DH - Health Department

DL - Chester Public Library - 1874-1974

E - Education - 1886-1974

EC - Economic Development Unit

EL - Electricity - 1882-1947

ES - Chester Schools - 1803-1998

ET - Regeneration and Tourism Development

F - Chester Fire Service

HO - Housing - 1919-1968

LS - Leisure Services

MT - Motor Taxation Department - 1903-1978

MU - Museum - 1886-1968

PA - Parks and Gardens - c1867

PO - Police - 1836-1945

PU - Publicity Department - 1907-1979

S - Surveyor - 1859-1962

1 - Highways Registers

2 - Registers of Building Plans - [1867]-1974

3 - Files of applications and approvals under Building Bye-Laws - 1925-

4 - Microform Building Control applications and approvals - 1987-1994

5 - Chester Market Hall Plans - 1859-1903

6 - Town Hall Plans - 1865-1949

7 - Negatives and Photographs of Engineering Projects - 1950s-1992

1 - Chester Market Hall and Mathew Henry Chapel - 1950s-1960s

2 - 83 and 85 George Street, Chester - 1962

3 - Ermine Road junction with Hoole Road, Chester - 1960s

4 - Demolition of Francis Street, Chester - 1960s

5 - Construction of St Martin's Way, Chester - 1965-1966

6 - Blacon Development Phase VI - 1966

7 - Blacon Development Phase VII - 1968

8 - Handbridge, Chester - 1969

9 - Great flood, Blacon 7 - 1968

10 - Features of a Sewerage Treatment Works - 1973-1974

11 - Tattenhall, 'The Rookery' - 1983

12 - Clutton access road, Chester - 1984

13 - Egerton Street, Chester - 1987

14 - Garden Lane Housing Action Area, Chester - 1988-1990

15 - 'Rowland Heights' Francis Street flats, Chester - 1989

16 - Cherry Grove Road, Chester - c.1980s

17 - The Groves and The Meadows Chester - 1989

18 - Stanley Place, Chester - 1989

19 - Northgate Triangle, Phase 1 - 1988-1989

20 - Hoole Lane, Spital Walk, Chester, Housing Action Area - 1989-1990

21 - City Road area, Chester - 1990

22 - Grosvenor Museum Floor Strengthening - 1990-1991

23 - Chester City Baths - 1990-1992

24 - Ermine Road Housing Action Area - 1992

25 - River Dee and Dee Basin - 1991

26 - Various locations, Chester - 1986-1991

27 - Fire Station Site, St Anne Street, Chester - c.1960s

28 - Inner Ring Road and roundabouts - c.1960-1974

29 - City Engineers and Surveyors and Technical Services engineering projects

1 - Northgate Arena and Brook Lane Allotments - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

2 - Tarvin Street car park and 74 Tarvin Road, Chester - Oct 1981

3 - 3 Denbigh Street, Saughall site, 48 Springfield, Chester - Mar 1985

4 - 10 Cambrian Road, Chester - Dec 1984

5 - Waverton, Brook Lane and Anne Street play areas, and Overleigh Cemetery, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

6 - Flats at Francis Street, Chester - 1989

7 - Saughall site - c.1984

8 - Saughall site - c.1985

9 - 52 and 54 Springfields Avenue, Malpas - 20 Mar 1987

10 - 52 and 54 Springfield Avenue, Malpas - Apr 1987

11 - St Martin's Gate, Garden Lane and Louise Street, Chester - c.1989

12 - Little Roodee esplanade - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

13 - Boughton Road [north side], Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

14 - Saltney Main Draining Scheme pumping station - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

15 - Saltney Main Draining Scheme pumping station and main outfall - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

16 - Saltney Main Draining Scheme pumping station, outfall and line of mains - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

17 - Pipeline layout at Sealand Road, Saltney - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

18 - Grosvenor Road Bridge, Overleigh Road, Old Wrexham Road, Overleigh School and Eaton Drive, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

19 - Grosvenor Bridge, Overleigh Road, Old Wrexham Road, Overleigh School and Duke's Drive, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

20 - Roodee, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

21 - Canalside, Parkgate Road, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

22 - Boughton Road [south side], Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

23 - Gorse fields adjoining Sealand House, Chester, and Cinderella Lane, Blacon - May 1973

24 - Whipcord Lane wall, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

25 - Sealand Road water main, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

26 - Brook Street roundabout and Foregate Street subway, Chester - 3 Mar 1971

27 - Garden Lane, Chester - 28 Sep 1989

28 - Newton Valley Drainage Scheme - 1973-1974

29 - Garden Lane and Bouverie Street, Chester, and 48 Springfield Avenue, Malpas - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

30 - Blue Bell Inn, Northgate Street, Chester - 1960

31 - 52 Springfield Road, Malpas - Jun 1985

32 - Burrels gable wall, Foregate Street, Chester - 30 Jul 1980

33 - Bishop Street, Hoole - 1974-1976

34 - Refuse transfer station - c.1973

35 - Wall collapse at Chester Football Club grounds, Sealand Road, Chester - Jan 1984

36 - Saltney pumping station - 1978

37 - Aerial survey photographs of Newton Valley, Flookersbrook, Brook Street and Finchett's Gutter - c.1966

38 - Yew Tree Bank, Clotton - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

39 - Play areas at St Anne Street, Chester, and Waverton - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

40 - Egerton Street, Chester - Apr 1984

41 - Black Diamond Street and Trinity Street car park, Chester - 9 Nov 1989

42 - Black Diamond Street, Chester - 1989-1990

43 - Black Diamond Street and Pepper Street, Chester - 1990

44 - St Martin's Gate, Chester - 1989

45 - Black Diamond Street, Chester - 5-7 Dec 1989

46 - Lorne Street car park, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

47 - Garden Lane, Chester - Dec 1987

48 - St Martin's Gate, Chester - 20 Feb 1989

49 - Town Hall and St Martin's Gates, Chester - Feb-Jul 1990

50 - St Martin's Gate, Chester - 1989

51 - Threapwood, St Martin's Gate and Hoole, Chester - 1989

52 - Common Hall Street, Chester - Nov 1987

53 - Commonhall Street, Chester - n.d. [c.1980s]

54 - Cornwall Street and St Anne Street, Chester - Oct 1981-Mar 1982

55 - City Baths and Museum, Lache - 1990

56 - Garden Lane HAA, Chester - Oct 1988

57 - Garden Lane HAA and Plum Terrace, Chester - May 1986

58 - George Street, Chester - n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]

59 - Downswood Drive, Chester - 4 Jul 1968

60 - Selkirk Drive sewer reconstruction and new road at Whipcord Lane, Chester - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

61 - Ditch at Clover Lane, Chester - c.1967

62 - New estate site, Blacon - [c.1960s]

63 - Bottoms Lane, Salmon Leap, and other areas near the Meadows, Chester - [c.1960s]

64 - Roodee, Little Roodee, and pumping station by old Dee Bridge

65 - 139-141 Garden Lane, Chester - Apr 1985

66 - Black Diamond Street, Northgate car park and 10 Cherry Grove Road, Chester - 19 Dec 1989-17 Jan 1990

67 - 2-32 Cherry Grove Road, Chester - Apr-May 1990

68 - Construction of St Martin's Way, ring road carriageway and Grosvenor roundabout, Chester - 1964-1967

69 - Blacon housing estate - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

70 - Blacon Trunk sewers - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

71 - Neston Drive sewer collapse - 12-14 Dec 1966

72 - New Road - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

73 - Francis Street demolition - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

74 - Baptist Church, Milton Street - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

75 - Northgate Street roundabout, Crane Street - 22 Dec 1966

76 - Westminster Park playing fields, Hough Green - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

77 - Blacon Trunk sewer - easements - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

78 - Hoole Road - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

79 - Grease in Bumpers Lane sewers - c.Sep 1961

80 - Newton Drive sewer collapse - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

81 - Newton Valley Joint Main Drainage Scheme - tree line - Sep 1970

82 - Green Lane and Melrose Avenue - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

83 - Newton Valley joint main drainage scheme 'reel 3' - [c.1970s]

84 - Seller Street Bridge, Chester - n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]

85 - Newton Valley Joint Main Drainage Scheme - tree line - Sep 1970

86 - Canal culvert, Blacon - 18 Sep 1968

87 - Blacon housing estate, Chester - 1966

88 - City Road and Foregate Gyratory Junction, Chester - 15 Nov 1972

89 - Newton Valley Joint Main Drainage Scheme - 3-4 May 1973

90 - Newton Drive sewer collapse and reconstruction - 1966-1970

91 - Inner Ring Road North West, Chester - Apr 1966

92 - 61 Watergate Street and 71-73 Watergate Row, Chester - 1963

93 - Interior detail photographs of The Yacht Inn, Chester - 1965

94 - Site of Chester Clinic Centre

95 - Model of Hoole Secondary Modern School [later Kingsway High School], Kingsway, Newton - c.1958

96 - Chester Central Area Redevelopment model - n.d. [c.1962-1964]

97 - Chester Inner Ring Road over Garden Lane car park - n.d. [c.1960s-1970s]

98 - View towards Bridge Street and Grosvenor Street junction, Chester - c.1960-1961

99 - Views towards and from the New Gate, Chester - c.1961

100 - Miscellaneous photographs - c.1960s

101 - Saltney Pumping Station - 2 Aug 1977

102 - Construction of carriageway from Hoole Bridge, Chester - 1971

103 - Coal Exchange, Black Diamond Street, Brook Street, St James Street, Egerton Street and City Road, Chester - [c.1960s-1970s]

104 - Pumping stations and sewer laying - 1966-1970

105 - Construction of sewer, Chester - 30 Jul 1973-8 Jan 1974

106 - Reconstruction of Cow Lane Bridge, Chester - c.1958-1960

107 - Aerial photographs of Liverpool Road area, Chester - 1972

108 - Aerial photographs of city centre, Chester - May 1961

109 - Aerial photographs of Chester - 1970

110 - Demolition of house at Albert Street and Francis Street, Chester - c.1960s

111 - Refuse Transfer Station - Feb-Nov 1973

112 - Wheatsheaf Hotel, Christleton - c.1960s-1970s

113 - Various - c.1960s-1970s

114 - 34 - 42 Lower Bridge Street, Chester - 1973-c.1976

8 - Plans of Overleigh Cemetery, Chester - 19th century-20th century

9 - Plans of Chester buildings and development - 1881-1965

10 - Street works and sewers

11 - City Engineer: Negative microfilms

12 - City Engineers and Surveyors photograph albums

13 - Chester City Council terrier plans - n.d.

14 - City Engineers and Surveyors contracts and plans

15 - City Engineer and Surveyor's correspondence and reports

16 - Conservation department

7216 - Maps and plans

7453 - Chester. A Plan for Redevelopment by Charles Greenwood - Aug 1945

X - Plans, sections and elevations - Late 19th century-mid 20th century

SE - City Secretary's Department - 1977-1992

T - Town Clerk - 1837-1980

TH - Gateway Theatre - 1968-2007

TR - Treasurer's department - 1836-1995

W - Weights and Measures - 1824-1974

WE - Welfare - 1914-1974

WF - Motor Taxation - 1903-1978