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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

SE - City Secretary's Department - 1977-1992

T - Town Clerk - 1837-1980

1 - Town Clerk: Record Office - 1806-1931

2 - Papers re City of Chester Council v Chester Zoo - c.2004

3 - Contracts and plans - c.1921-1974

4 - Town Clerk Files

1 - Public market rebuilding and redevelopment - 1967-1969

2 - Weights and Measures- general - 1948-1957

3 - Weights and measures- extension of premises and standards room - 1950-1954

4 - Proposed new cattle market - 1946-1951

5 - Cattle market advertisements - 1946-1951

6 - Holy Trinity church - 1960-1964

7 - Cheshire development plan and Chester green belt - 1961-1962

8 - Road accidents general - 1948-1951

9 - Requisition of houses for persons inadequately housed - 1946-1949

10 - Police Act 1945- Amalgamation of forces - 1948-1958

11 - Chester film society - 1942-1947

12 - Requisitioning of empty houses for persons inadequately housed - 1944-1946

13 - Permanent housing programme - 1943-1946

14 - Public market rebuilding and redevelopment - 1963-1964

15 - Public market rebuilding and redevelopment - 1966-1967

16 - Public market rebuilding and redevelopment - 1964-1966

17 - Public market rebuilding and redevelopment - 1970-1971

18 - The Meadows. Papers regarding inquiry 4th February 1964 - 1963

19 - The Meadows. Press cuttings - 1963

20 - Grosvenor Park - 1952-1965

21 - Markets and Baths - 1956-1964

22 - Fire Brigade- General - 1957-1962

23 - Fire Services Act 1947. Sect 2 and 12 Cheshire County Council - 1947-1966

24 - Juvenile Delinquency - 1949-1962

25 - Cinematography Act. Showing of films - 1959-1962

26 - War Charities Act, 1940 - 1948-1961

27 - Chester Race Company Ltd. - 1951-1957

28 - The Deaf and Dumb - 1933-1948

29 - Title of 'city' - 1928

30 - Newgate improvement- correspondence regarding Dee House convent - 1925-1931

31 - People with learning disabilities under the care of the local authority: Case files - 1930s-1950s

32 - Chester Amphitheatre - 1930-1939

33 - Transfer of the isolation hospital to the public assistance list adjoining the city hospital - 1946-1947

34 - Accession of King Edward VIII - 1936-1937

35 - River view CPO - 1970-1973

36 - Chester High Cross - 1972-1976

37 - Chester race course and stands - 1938-1945

38 - Vaccination - 1945-1950

39 - Chester race course and stands - 1945-1948

40 - Chester race course and stands - 1929-1935

41 - AGM Allotment holders - 1949-1957

42 - Fire Brigade Establishment Scheme - 1947-1951

43 - Fire Brigade Staff- General - 1947-1951

44 - Fire Brigade Appointments- General - 1947-1951

45 - Civil defence - 1952-1955

46 - Plans of Royalty Theatre - 1955

47 - Mental Health Service Occupation Centre - 1951-1956

48 - Medical Officer for Health and School Health - 1951

49 - Smoke abatement complaint against leadworks - 1951-1960

50 - National Health Service Act - 1951-1962

51 - NHS Queen's Institute District Nursing - 1951-1959

52 - Blood transfusion service - 1947-1962

53 - Front cover brochure opening William Gibson Hostel Wrenbury Hall TB colony - 1954

54 - Correspondence relating to individuals with a learning disability - 1951-1964

55 - Mental Health Service Occupation Centre

56 - Clean Air Act 1956 - 1963-1964

57 - Architectural competition design for shop Watergate Street and Row - 1963

58 - Sewerage Chester Rural District - 1942-1964

59 - Sewerage General - 1959-1963

60 - Sewage works Sealand Road - 1951-1964

61 - Property at rear of Town Hall including Cestrian Club - 1954-1962

62 - Allotments Eaton Road Colony - 1958-1963

63 - Allotments Hough Green Colony - 1958-1961

64 - CPO Princess Street Clearance Area Hunter Street School - 1934-1943

65 - CPO Princess Street Clearance Area Hunter Street School - 1934-1943

66 - CPO Princess Street Clearance Area - 1934-1943

67 - CPO Princess Street Clearance Area Matthew Henry Chapel - 1934-1951

68 - CPO Princess Street Clearance Area Holy Trinity School - 1934-1946

69 - Town Planning Ring Road - 1957-1959

70 - Town Planning Ring Road - 1960-1964

71 - Town Planning Ring Road - 1958-1961

72 - Town Planning Ring Road - 1961-1964

73 - Agreement with Blacon United, Blacon Villa Football Clubs, Deaf and Dumb Society - 1948-1960

74 - Sports Field Blacon King George's Field - 1953-1956

75 - Local Radio - 1967-1992

76 - Francis Street Redevelopment contract - 1969

77 - Cemeteries Bedward Row closed burial ground - 1954-1955

78 - Cemeteries crematorium at Blacon - 1952-1961

79 - Blacon Point Development - 1935-1939

80 - Children and Young Persons' Act correspondence re individuals - 1944-1948

81 - Chester Development Plan - 1950-1951

82 - Chapel Houses Matthew Henry Chapel - 1951-1954

83 - St John's Church closed burial ground - 1934-1942

84 - Princess Street clearance area Redevelopment - 1935-1948

85 - Princess Street clearance area includes plan with property valuations 1934 - 1934

86 - Cranage Hall Certified Institution - 1944-1948

87 - Cemetery byelaws - 1940-1943

88 - Miscellaneous: Western Command Headquarters shelter plan, site plan Queen's Park - 1954

89 - Miscellaneous: Rifle Range Watertower Street notes on history - 1954

90 - Miscellaneous: Notes and copy bill closure of Chester Assay Office - 1962

91 - Miscellaneous: Bus shelters Town Hall Square - 1956

92 - Fire Station (new): purchase of land at St Anne Street from British Railways - 1969-1973

93 - City Of Chester Fire Service: Annual Reports - 1969-1972

94 - Fire Brigade Awards and Decorations - 1953-1974

95 - Cinematograph Act 1909: showing of films - includes assorted film publicity material - 1954-1956

96 - Cinematograph Act 1909: showing of films - includes assorted film publicity material - 1957-1959

97 - Cinematograph Act 1909: showing of films - includes assorted film publicity material - 1956-1958

98 - Cinematograph Act 1909: showing of films - includes assorted film publicity material - 1952-1954

99 - Cinematograph Act 1909: Sunday entertainment - 1949-1954

100 - Chester General Cemetry (Overleigh) - includes assignment and maintenance of graves - 1956-1962

101 - Cemeteries: Blacon Cemetery - includes assignment and maintenance of graves - 1957-1967

102 - Cremation: general - 1952-1957

103 - Mollington Sewage Scheme - includes site plans - 1959-1968

104 - Opening of the Western section of the inner ring road - 1965-1966

105 - Town Planning: control of advertisements - 1957-1968

106 - Town Planning: inner ring road - includes plans - 1960-1965

107 - Grosvenor Street sub-Post Office - 1971-1972

108 - Chester Chapel, Clifton Drive - includes Deed of Easement and plans - 1971-1973

109 - Post Office Telegraphs - structures and fixtures - 1951-1968

110 - New Market/Shopping Centre Proposals - Princess Street Area, Chester - 1958-1959

111 - Proposed Station Closures on New Brighton-Chester-Wrexham Line: passenger survey - 1964

112 - Leadworks Chimney Inquiry - includes smoke abatement poll results and photographs - 1951-1956

113 - Main Drainage Report and Plans - City of Chester and Chester R.D.C. - 1965

114 - Key Plan of Railway Line at Curzon Street with eight black & white photographs - n.d

115 - Boughton Road Widening Scheme with projected costs and plans - 1968

116 - Hewitt Street / Panton Road Flood Relief Scheme - various plans [nine] - 1958-1959

117 - Chester Blue Coat Hospital School - memoranda and correspondence - 1927-1949

118 - Road improvements in The Newgate, St John Street area - memoranda and correspondence - 1937-1938

119 - Proposed provision of a suspension bridge or ferry to access "The Meadows" / "Earl's Eye" - 1935-1946

120 - The Blue Bell Inn, Northgate Street - correspondence on whether to demolish or restore - 1930-1939

121 - Eastgate Street Improvement Scheme: working minutes - 1965-1966

122 - Cheshire Constabulary Accident Statistics - 1959-1961

123 - Chester (Blacon) Cemetery extension proposal - 1936-1941

124 - Chester Rows and Stalls - "Extracts from Assembly Books" [1534-1862] - 1926

125 - Dee Navigation Scheme No. 1, 1935 - includes earlier reports / drawing and later 'notes' - 1904-1943

126 - Spital Burial Ground, St Giles' Cemetery - includes headstone transcriptions - 1905-1935

127 - St Bridget's Closed Burial Ground -proposed site for new Fire Station - 1919-1947

128 - People with learning disabilities Returns - Males and Females - 1921-1947

129 - Chester Public Swimming Baths - petitions concerning their use - 1971-1973

130 - Archaeological Excavations and Planning Consent - various correspondence - 1969-1972

131 - Preservation of Buildings of Historical Interest - Tudor House, Lower Bridge Street - 1951-1966

132 - Preservation of Buildings of Historical Interest - Conservation Pilot Scheme - 1970-1971

133 - Relief of Flooding in the Newton Area - includes Chester City Engineer reports and drawings - 1964-1967

134 - Newton Main Drainage - various Chester City Engineer plans - 1953-1955

135 - Newton Valley Joint Main Drainage Scheme: plans under Section 15, Public Health Act 1936 - 1967-1971

136 - Newton Hall Estate Main Drainage & Sewerage Scheme - includes costs, plans and 'Agreement' - 1955-1968

137 - Sewage Disposal in Military Establishments - includes costs and camp population figures - 1947-1970

138 - Roodee - General. Covers the use of and access to the area by various groups/visitors - 1951-1971

139 - Barrel Well Hill: private street works - includes correspondence with residents re cost - 1963-1966

140 - Sealand Trading Estate - General. Gives details of present and potential business occupiers - 1957-1964

141 - Collection and Disposal of Refuse - includes details of local studies/reports on waste disposal - 1964-1969

142 - Nuisances: Pigeons/General. Includes capture of 'Town' vs 'Ringed' birds - 1951-1968

143 - Nuisances: dangerous and dilapidated buildings - 1951-1971

144 - The Civic Trust - includes photographs and details of buildings commended for their design - 1964-1971

145 - Eaton Park: Overleigh Entrance - covers access rights and resiting of Hugh Lupus statue - 1950-1966

146 - Display of Banners on Buildings - applications from various organisations to do so - 1949-1967

147 - Negotiations and Future Use [of] Old King's School Building in Town Hall Square - 1957-1963

148 - Choir School (part of old King's School) Lease to Dean and Chapter - includes plans - 1960-1963

149 - Clearance Areas: Commonhall Street/Crypt Court - details exchange of land between parties - 1956-1968

150 - Rows and Stalls - includes details of planning requests for alterations to shop fronts and usage - 1952-1972

151 - Sealand Trading Estate (extensions): applications for sites - 1965-1968

152 - Civic Theatre Development - includes details of planning, cost, funding and usage. - 1964-1968

153 - Suspension Bridge Queen's Park - Closure of the bridge for repairs, renovation work and painting. - 1966-1967

154 - The Gateway Theatre - 1967-1969

155 - Boughton Road Widening - 1968-1969

156 - Abandoned/disposed of vehicles - 1965-1970

157 - The Gateway Theatre cont. - 1968-1976

158 - Tree Preservation Order (Plas Newton Lane, 1964) - 1963-1968

159 - (New) Crane Street Improvement - 1966-1971

160 - Purchase of land (New Crane Street) from British Waterways by Chester City Council - 1967-1973

161 - New Cheshire County Police Headquarters - 1964-1967

162 - Proposed extension of County Hall - 1964-1967

163 - Inner Ring Road: Stopping up and closing of streets - 1962-1969

164 - Inner Ring Road: Wester Section - 1962-1967

165 - Inner Ring Road: Site Investigation (Boreholes) - 1962

166 - Lache Public House - 1961-1967

167 - Improvement Committee Agendas - 1969-1970

168 - Dee and Clwyd River Board - 1913-1971

169 - Old Crypt, Chester - c.1950

170 - Education Acts - 1902-1932

171 - West Cheshire Water Order 1950 - 1951-1968

172 - River Dee: Footpath Erosion - 1951-1971

173 - Earl of Chester Investiture - 1910-1911

174 - Rolls of Honour - 1951-1952

175 - Dee and Clwyd River Board - 1947-1963

176 - Car parking survey - 12 Jan 1961

177 - Chester Race Company - 1957-1964

178 - St Bridget's Closed Burial Ground and part of Matthew Henry's Burial Ground - 1960-1964

179 - Licensed premises affected by slum clearance and road schemes - 1958-1962

180 - Re-development plans - 1960-1962

181 - Pepper Street compulsory purchase order - 1959-1961

182 - Royal visits and V. I. P.s - 1974-1992

183 - Housing, Tenants' Associations and Council Housing - 1971-1974

184 - City plate and muniments - 1974-1991

185 - Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee street parties - 1977

186 - Byelaws and papers - 1879-1903

187 - Stage play licences and bonds - 1939-1948

188 - War-time Air Raid shelters - 1939-1945

189 - Public market, Northgate Street - 1920-1940

190 - Patients to various hospitals - 1904-1947

191 - Parks, recreation grounds, children's playgrounds, Lache Adventure Playground - 1977-1980

192 - Chester Sports and Leisure Fortnight - 1970s-2000

193 - Visit of H. R. H. Prince of Wales - 1971

194 - Architectural competition for the design and development at 61-69 Watergate Street and Row, Chester - c.1963

195 - Record of Graves and Inscriptions at St John's Closed Burial Ground - Oct 1953

196 - Grosvenor Museum Excavation Advisory Group - 1976-1989

197 - Association of District Councils, Cheshire branch - 1985-1987

5 - Attendance register of City Councillors - 1918-1939

6 - Seating plan for lunch held on occasion of the opening of the inner ring road west section, Chester - [c.1966]

7 - Copy constitution - Dec 2006

8 - Bye-laws and orders book - 1863-1968

9 - Information booklet on the Crematorium and Gardens of Remembrance, Blacon - n.d.

10 - Environmental Health Annual Report - Mar 1975

11 - Report: An assessment of Chester with regard to the site in Lower Bridge Street, Chester - [1960s]

12 - Chester Town Planning Scheme Preliminary Statement - 31 Mar 1933

13 - Development plans for the City and County of the City of Chester

14 - Development Plans for the Administrative County of Chester

15 - Development Plan, West Cheshire Green Belt: Written Statement - 1961

16 - Chief Constable's Annual Report - 1974

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