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Q - Cheshire Quarter Sessions - 16th century-20th century

A - Quarter Sessions Administration

C - Quarter Sessions: Clerk of the Peace

D - Quarter Sessions: Enrolment Registration and Deposit

A - Appointments

C - Charitable Donations

D - Deeds, Awards and Inquisitions

E - Enclosure Awards

L - Licensed Tradesmen, Alehouses

N - Navigations and Canals

1 - River Dee - 1733-1923

2 - River Weaver - 1721-1948

1 - Minutes and accounts - 1721-1759

2 - Accounts. - 1760-1895

3 - Printed minutes and accounts with index. - 1895-1948

4 - County Treasures accounts for money received from the Weaver Navigation Trustees and used for the upkeep of County Bridges - 1777-1875

5 - Weaver Navigation Trustees in account with the County Treasurer. - Apr 1827 - Mar 1898

6 - Summary of annual accounts, 1795-1837, with draft accounts and related correspondence. - 1838

7 - Circular containing a resolution passed by Quarter Sessions not to interfere with the application by the Weaver Navigation Trustees for a parliamentary bill to enable trustees to grant money for building churches along the Weaver. - 30 Dec 1839

8 - Report of W. Cubitt, surveyor, as regards practicability and expense of making the River Weaver navigable for seaborne vessels. - 25 May 1842

9 - Correspondence and Quarter Sessions order relating to objections to a proposed Weaver Navigation Bill submitted to Parliament by Edward Dean Falkner, Chairman of the Anderton Carrying Company, which would halt the application of surplus funds from River Weaver tolls for County purposes. - 1844

10 - Signed petition of Justices of the Peace against Weaver Navigation Bill, 1844. - 1844

11 - Signed petition of J.P.s against Weaver Navigation Bill, 1844. - 1844

12 - Signed petition of inhabitants of Congleton Borough against Weaver Navigation Bill, 1844. - 1844

13 - Signed petition of Cheshire rate payers against Weaver Navigation Bill, - 1844

14 - Notice from Weaver Navigation Trustees to the Clerk of the Peace proposing the construction of a new sea wall at Weston. - 17 May 1864

15 - Inquisition, verdict and judgment concerning the assessment of the purchase price of land in Weston, owned by George Orred and required by the Weaver Navigation Trustees for wharves. - 6 Apr 1868

16 - Act to extend the time for the compulsory purchase of lands and completion of works authorised by The Weaver Navigation Act 1893, with related petitions, correspondence and papers. - 1895-1896

17 - Bill to increase the number of the Trustees of the River Weaver Navigation to make provision for the Finances of the Trust, with related petitions, correspondence and papers. - 1903-1904

18 - Act to confer powers upon the Weaver Navigation Trustees and Cheshire County Council with reference to raising of further moneys for the purposes of the Weaver Navigation, with related petitions, correspondence and papers. - 1903-1904

19 - Weaver Navigation, Northwich: Cheshire 1721-1947 [printed pamphlet] - c 1947

20 - Printed minutes of River Weaver Catchment Board. - Nov 1934-Dec 1935

21 - OS 1' map showing River Weaver Catchment area. - c 1930

22 - Plan of a bridge over the River Weaver. - 19th century

3 - Mersey and Irwell Rivers - 1726-1860

4 - Registers of vessels - 1795-1812

5 - Bridgewater Canal

P - Deposited Plans - 1792-

R - Religion

S - Registered Societies

T - Turnpikes

U - Public Utilities: Annual Statements of Accounts - 1840-1967

V - Elections.

J - Quarter Sessions: Judicial