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| CHESHIRE & CHESTER ARCHIVES & LOCAL STUDIES SERVICE | ||||
| managed by Cheshire County Council and Chester City Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Duke Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1RL | |||
| Telephone | (01244) 972574 | |||
| recordoffice@cheshire.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Hours within the Visiting the Record Office page on the record office's website | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see the series of pages linked to from the Planning a Visit page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see the excellent street map within the Visiting the Record Office page on the record office's website | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see Record Office Shop page within the record office's web site for link to research order process | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Family History page within the record office's website | |||
| 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 | very comprehensive | |||
| Navigation | very easy to follow and even includes an A to Z guide to the record office's web site | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
| Hostels | YHA Chester - large Victorian house with car parking - private and shared bedrooms - 1 mile from record office | |||
| Chester Packpackers - most rooms ensuite - 1.7 miles from record office | ||||
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