Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies: discover Cheshire's past Cheshire Archives and Local Studies collects, protects and promotes interest in and the use of records and printed material relating to the historic county of Cheshire.

Topics include

Sex and gender, Migration, and Performing arts.

Time period

This archive comprises

• 1,988 organisations
• 255 businesses
• 153 people
• 149 families
• 51 diaries

Random sample of larger collections

1. TBD

Where is this archive?

• Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, England, CH1 1RL
• Visit the website

Visiting & contact info

• Open: Tuesday-Friday 9-5; 3rd Saturday in every month 9-4
  • Book in advance
  • Wheelchair access
  • Research service
  • Readers ticket required
• Closed: Mondays, bank holidays, 1st full week in December
• Telephone: 01244 972 574
• Email: recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk