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DLT - Leicester-Warren family of Tabley estate - 12th century-20th century

1 - Manorial records

2 - Title Deeds

3 - Wills and Settlements

4 - Legal Case Papers

5 - Estate Management

6 - Household Records

7 - Charity Records

8 - School Records

9 - Ecclesiastical Records

1 - Copy order of service - c.1900

2 - Enon [Aenon] Baptist Chapel - 1920-1954

3 - Letter from vicar and three parishioners of Prescot relating to proposed bill to establish Farnworth chapelry as a separate parish. - 21 Nov 1719

4 - Act to enable the rector of the Parish Church of Stockport, county Chester, to grant cases of the glebe lands - 1773-1810

5 - Catalogue of the Society for the promotion of Christian knowledge; subscriptions to Salesbury Church and correspondence about church furnishings. - 1861-1862

6 - Letters and notes relating to dispute over seats in organ gallery at Witton church. - 1775

7 - Copy letters from T Hobart to Archbishop of York, HE Baron Printz President of the Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs and others. - c.1710

8 - Monthly magazine for Lower Peover and Tabley - 1889-1895

9 - Printed hymn sheets from St Peter's Chapel, Nether Tabley - c 19th-early 20th century

10 - Printed notices and leaflets from St Peter's Chapel, Nether Tabley - c 19th-early 20th century

11 - Nether Tabley Clothing Club: rules, account card and list of members names with amounts deposited. - c.1889

12 - Act for establishing the possessions late of Sir Henry Unton deceased and for payment of his debts. - 1597-1598

13 - Offeratory Account Receipts - Jun 1882-Jul 1883

14 - St Peter's Chapel Accounts - 1880-1884

15 - Nether Tabley Alms - 1864-1866

16 - Postcard of Tabley Old Chapel - n.d.

17 - St. Peter's Chapel prayers, hymn song sheets, a music book and an order of service. - c.1918

18 - Church prayer book entitled 'The Litany'. - c.19th century

19 - Book of common prayer, St. Peter's Chapel, Nether Tabley. - 19th century

20 - Material relating to the Church. - 1889-1890

21 - Letters relating to the Ecclesiastical Commission from R. Lanselfe to Lady Eleanor Leighton Warren and F.W Hadfield and a draft paper regarding 'File 963' intended to be sent to The King's most excellent Majesty in Council. - Jul-Aug 1909

22 - Service of remembrance for those lost in the Great War, instruction for the service and the choir, a poem 'A Lay to the Churchmen' and a list of reserved Tabley Chapel seats with a diagram attached. - 1918

23 - Music and lyrics to choral harmonies, hymns and Christmas carols. - 1876

24 - St Peter's Church service book belonging to A. Hewitt - 15 Sep 1870

25 - Sunday School: List of those children set to attend and where they are from on the estate. - 19th century

26 - Copy of the resolutions resulting from a meeting at Rungey Chapel regarding much needed repairs. - 29 Sep 1705

27 - Letter from Reverend James Balfour to Sir John Fleming Leicester concerning his application for a vacancy at Nether Peover Church including testimonials from Mr Knightford, Mr Faulkner, Mr Swainson and James Hornby. - 7 Jun 1823

28 - Accompanying Harmonies to the brief directory of the plain song as used in the morning and evening prayer, litany and holy communion, edited by Reverend Thomas Helmore, M.A - 1853

29 - Tabley choir, list of members and of expenses. - Apr 1888

30 - Proclamation by the parishioners of the chappelry of Nether Peover of their intention to re-institute the right of the Minister of the Chappelry to receive an antient of twenty nobles (gold coin formerly used in England, worth half of a mark) per year taken from the church dues, collected by the Church Wardens. - Early 18th century

31 - Correspondence involving Arthur Guest, T.W Hadfield and Lady Eleanor Leighton Warren concerning a dispute over the design of the new choir stalls at Lower Peover Church. - 1908

32 - Correspondence regarding Witton Church walk and the removal of fences surrounding it so building work can take place as well as the potential value and sale of the land. - 1895-1906

33 - Brief handwritten minutes of Budworth Church committee meetings. - 1855-1856

34 - St. Peters Chapel, Tabley, hymn books, prayer books, copy of the bible and services sheets. - 19th-20th century

35 - Printed and embroidered religious imagery. - c.19th century

36 - St. Peter's Chapel, Tabley: hymn sheet containing processional, recessional and offertory hymns. - c.1900

37 - Newspaper clipping concerning the autumnal session of the Cheshire County Union of Congregational Churches. - 1870

10 - Business Records

11 - Family and Personal Papers

12 - Official Papers

13 - Maps and Plans

14 - Printed and Pictorial Material