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  CHESHIRE ARCHIVES & LOCAL STUDIES SERVICE
  jointly managed by Cheshire West & Chester Council and Cheshire East Council
   
  CONTACT
  Address Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Duke Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1RL
  Telephone (01244) 972574
  E-Mail recordoffice@cheshire.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see the Visiting Us page on the record office's website
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see the series of pages linked to   the Visiting Us page within the record office's web site
  Directions see the street map within the  Visiting Us page 
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see the Researching our Records page within the record office's web site
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see What We Hold page
  Wills see the record office's Wills Database Online covering probate documents proved at Chester for the years 1492 to 1940 and containing over 130,000 entries (name, residence, occupation, date of probate)
  Online Catalogue see Search the Archives page within the record office's website
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site  
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 40p per copy from original documents, £1.00 per copy from microfilm, 50p per copy from self-service microfilm reader printer in the record office searchroom
  Repro Services photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted with permission from Duty Archivist - use of flash not allowed - tripods allowed - normally no charge but may charge for use of tripods and large cameras
  Microform coin operated microform printer provided - 50p per printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content comprehensive
  Navigation easy to follow
   
   
 
This page last updated: 2 January 2012