Cheshire Record Office
Cheshire County Council
Printed and MS county maps, estate maps, town plans, enclosure and tithe maps. Deposited planning and building control plans 16th to 20th centuries. OS coverage at scales 1:63,360 (country), 1:10,560 (region) and 1:2,500 (county). Large scale town plans at 1:1,056, 1:528 or 1:500 including Stockport, Nantwich, Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Macclesfield, Northwich, Runcorn, Warrington and Widnes. Photographic copies of the local 2-inch surveyors' drawings on which the 1:63,360 Old Series (or First Edition) was based.
A set of black and white aerial photographs of the county dating from 1974.
Address
Duke Street CHESTER CH1 1RL
Main contact
Telephone number
01244 602574 (direct)
E-mail address
Opening hours
Mon 13:00-17:00 Tue-Fri 09:00-17:00 3rd Sat in month 09:00 - 16:00
Access
Prior appointment is advisable
Facilities
Staff-operated photocopier and self-service reader printer.
Digital photography permitted but seek permission first.
Catalogues
Last revision
29-Nov-06