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ZCR 63 - J P Earwaker Collection and Manuscripts - c 1191-1908

1 - Group 1 - J P Earwaker Collection and Manuscripts

2 - Group 2 - J P Earwaker Collection and Manuscripts

1 - Places: Cheshire

1 - General

1 - General (with some references to other counties)

2 - Adlington

3 - Alvanley

4 - Ashley

5 - Austerson

6 - Baddington

7 - Baguley

8 - Bickerton

9 - Birkenhead

10 - Birtles

11 - Bollington in Prestbury

12 - Bradley in Frodsham Lordship

13 - Broomhall

14 - Bredbury

15 - Brereton

16 - Brinnington

17 - Bramhall

18 - Broomhall

19 - Bunbury

20 - Burland

21 - Chester

1 - Charter of Randle Blundeville, 6th Earl of Chester, to William 'munitori', relating to a garden and orchard at 'the Castle' - c 1191

2 - Quitclaim of a rent charge on premises in 'Eastgate Street', Adam del Wode and his wife Mary to Richard de Frodsham - 2 Aug 1333

3 - Assignment of premises in 'Bridge Street', John de Deresbury of Chester to Thomas de Strengwas and his wife Agatha - 6 Oct 1336

4 - Assignment of premises in 'Watergate Street', John, son of John de Wrennbury to David, son of David de Eggerton - 19 Dec 1342

5 - Gift of premises in Chester and Great Mollington, Robert Eton, son of Ralph Eton of Chester, to Alice Eton, wife of Ralph Eton - 27 Jan 1446

6 - Letters of confraternity (and transcript), Friar Lewis, warden and servant of the Friars Minor at Chester, to Nicholas Kerke - 1 May 1449

7 - Award in dispute between James Hurleton, and John Ardern and his wife Alice, concerning lands and rents in Chester and suburbs - 23 Jun 1500

8 - Bond, John Lyegh of Booths, knight, John Talbot of Mobberley, knight, and Thomas Lyegh of High Legh, to Randle Maynwaryng of Kermincham, esquire, concerning premises in Goostrey, Chelford, Lees and Cranage, formerly leased by the Abbot and Convent of St. - 1 Mar 1548/49

9 - Bond, James Hand of Blacon, yeoman, to Richard Knye of Chester, merchant, concerning premises in 'Watergate Street' - 18 Jul 1604

10 - Release of premises in 'Watergate Street', Dame Eleanor [Needham], Viscountess Kilmorey, to Sir Peter Leycester of Nether Tabley, knight, and Jeffrey Shakerley of Hulme, esquire, as trustees - 20 Sep 1661

11 - Transcript of recovery of premises in the 'Parish of St. Oswald', Savill Reade and William Bullock, gentleman, v. John Derbishire and William Massey, gentleman - 16 Aug 1779

12 - 'Rough Minute Book of the Painters, Glaziers, Embroiderers and Stationers' Company at Chester 1624 to 1651' - 1624-51

13 - Sermons preached by Nathaniel Lancaster in the churches of 'St. Peter and St. Michael' - 1627

14 - Vellum book covers labelled 'Cheshire Sketches and Letters sent ot the Gentleman's Magazine by Peter Broster of Chester' - 1750-c1810

1 - The book covers

2 - Letter to Mr. Urban relating to the Eastgate, the Egertons of Ridley, and buildings at ridley - 1 Jun 181[0?]

3 - Letter to Mr. Urbans relating to Bunbury, the Calveley, Davenport, and Bunbury families, and Bunbury School - nd

4 - Letter to Mr. Urban relating to the Spurstow family of Spurstow, and Bunbury Church - nd

5 - Letter to Mr. Urban relating to Chester Cathedral and Beeston Castle - nd

6 - Letters relating to the Beeston family, Saddlers' Tower, and the postern gate in Cow Lane - nd

7 - Letters to Mr. Urban relating to St. Mary's Nunnery, and the Hulse family - 1810

8 - Letter to Mr. Urban relating to Shotwick Castle - nd

9 - Letters to Mr. Urban relating to Chester Cathedral and the Northgate - nd

10 - Memorandum on Witton Township and School - nd

11 - Memorandum on Dodleston - nd

12 - Letter to Mr. Nichols referring to sketches sent to him - 5 Jun 1810

13 - Letter to Mr. Nichols referring to further sketches - 7 Jul 1810

14 - Letter to Mr. Nichols enquiring about previous letters - 23 Jul 1810

15 - Letter to Mr. Nichols enquiring about his sketches - 1810

16 - Memorandum on bull baiting - nd

17 - Sketch plan and list of 'Name sof the Occupiers of the Houses and Shops in Eastgate, about Ann. 1750-1754' - nd

18 - Sketches

1 - '1804 Beeston Castle S.'

2 - 'South View of the Church at Bunbury .a. Ridley Chapel'

3 - 'Gravestones in the Churchyard at Bunbury'

4 - 'Sir George Beeston's Tomb' at Bunbury

5 - 'The Free School at Bunbury'

6 - 'East, or Inner View of the Abbey Gate'

7 - 'West side of the Abbey Gate'

8 - 'Confessional Chair, Holy Water Place, and Tombs, in the South Aile of the Cathedral at Chester'

9 - 'South side of The Refectory belonging to the Abbey at Chester'

10 - 'The Entrance to the Chapter House from the Cloister'

11 - 'Door leading to the stairs, Dormitory, and Kitchens, from the East Cloister Chester'

12 - 'West Cloister Chester'

13 - 'Remains of the Benedictine Nunnery at Chester'

14 - 'South Side of Cow Lane Gate taken down 1773'

15 - 'West View of the Old Eastgate and Roman Arches'

16 - 'N. View of The North Gate'

17 - 'Sadler's Tower taken down circ. 1770'

18 - 'Dodleston Church'

19 - 'The Star Chamber at Ridley, now the Cow house of the Farm'

20 - Untitled drawing of gateway at Ridley

21 - 'Remains of Shotwicke Castle'

22 - 'Witton Church near Northwich'

15 - Rev. Thomas Crane of Chester

16 - 'Plan of Land in Foregate Street … The Property of Mrs. Margaret Royle, To be sold by Private Contract, apply to Mr. James Harrison, Architect, Mr. John Bishop, Bridge Street Row, or to Mr. Thomas Royle, Solicitor, Newgate Street.' - c 1850

17 - This reference was originally allocated to a shorthand letterbook of Chester Guild of Arts and Crafts 1896-97, which is not part of the Earwker Collection

22 - Chester: Handbridge

23 - Coddington

24 - Combermere Abbey

25 - Congleton

26 - Coole Pilate

27 - Cranage

28 - Crowton

29 - Croxton

30 - Dane River and Radnor Mill

31 - Delamere Forest

32 - Duckington

33 - Dukinfield

35 - Eastham

36 - Eaton in Tarporley

37 - Elton in Thornton le Moors

38 - Farndon

39 - Frodsham and Frodsham Lordship

40 - Gawsworth

41 - Goostrey

42 - Hale

43 - Halton

44 - Haslington

45 - Hatherton

46 - Hattersley

47 - Hatton in Runcorn

48 - Haughton

49 - Holford in Plumley

50 - Holmes Chapel al. Church Hulme

51 - Horton cum Peel

52 - Hurleston

53 - Hurdsfield

54 - Huxley

55 - Hyde

56 - Iddinshall

57 - Kelsall

58 - Kermincham

59 - Kettleshulme

59 - Kettleshulme

60 - Kingsley

60 - Kingsley

61 - Knutsford

61 - Knutsford

62 - High Legh

62 - High Legh

63 - Leighton in Nantwich

63 - Leighton in Nantwich

64 - Macclesfield

64 - Macclesfield

65 - Macclesfield Forest

66 - Macefen

67 - Malpas

68 - Malpas: Stockton Farm

69 - Middlewich

70 - Mobberley

71 - Moston in Warmingham, and Romiley

72 - Mouldsworth

73 - Nantwich

74 - Newhall in Acton and Audlem

75 - Newton by Daresbury

76 - Newton by Frodsham

77 - Newton in Middlewich

78 - Newton in Prestbury

79 - Norbury in Stockport

80 - Northenden

81 - Northern Etchells

82 - Northwich

83 - Offerton

84 - Oulton Lowe

85 - Peckforton and Beeston

86 - Poole

87 - Pott Shrigley

88 - Prestbury

89 - Puddington

90 - Rainow

91 - Ridley

92 - Romiley

93 - Sale

94 - Sandbach

95 - Shipbrook

96 - Siddington

97 - Somerford and Somerford Booths

98 - Sound

99 - Stockport

100 - Sutton in Prestbury

101 - Tarporley

102 - Tarvin

103 - Taxal

104 - Thornton le Moors

105 - Tilston

106 - Tilstone Fearnall

107 - Twemlow

108 - Upton in Prestbury

109 - Utkinton

110 - Walgherton

111 - Wardle

112 - Waverton

113 - Werneth

114 - Wheelock

115 - Higher Whitely

116 - Wincham

117 - Wincle

118 - Willington

119 - Wirral

120 - Wirswall

121 - Wistaston

122 - Lower Withington

123 - Places: Cheshire

1 - Places: Cheshire

2 - Places: Other English counties, Wales, and Normandy

3 - Families: Cheshire

4 - Miscellanea

3 - Group 3 - J P Earwaker Collection and Manuscripts