Cheshire County Council - Visiting the Record Office

Cheshire County Council ceased to exist on April 1st 2009 when its services and responsibilities transferred to Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council.The pages and documents through this website may contain branding and information relevant to the old councils, but are being made available because they are still relevant to our customers. We are continuing to update all materials on the Cheshire east and Cheshire West and Chester website and aim to remove all references to the old Councils by the end of the year (2009).

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Visiting the Record Office

Location , Contact Details and Opening Times

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service,
Cheshire Record Office,
Duke Street,
Chester,
Cheshire.
CH1 1RL.
United Kingdom

Phone : 44 (0)1244 972574
Fax : 44 (0)1244 973812 recordoffice@cheshire.gov.uk

Opening hours

Monday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Tuesday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Wednesday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

3rd Saturday in the month 9.00am – 4.00pm

(Please note we are closed Monday am)

In 2008 , we will be open on the following Saturdays:
19 January
16 February
15 March
19 April
17 May
21 June
19 July
16 August
20 September
18 October
15 November
20 December
In 2009, we will be open on the following Saturdays:
17 January
21 February
21 March
18 April
16 May
20 June
18 July
15 August
19 September
17 October
21 November
19 December

We take last orders for documents 45 minutes before closing daily; there is no lunchtime production between 12.30pm – 1.30pm. (It would be helpful if document requests are presented by 12.15pm to allow enough time for production).

Advance bookings can be made by telephoning the searchroom on 01244 972574.

Post and Email Enquiries

For those unable to visit in person staff will answer, free of charge, postal and email enquiries on the availability of documents and suggest appropriate types of record for particular research topics. We will reply within 10 working days of receipt, or tell you if we cannot reply within that timescale.

Searches for information in records or other sources held by the Record Office can be undertaken, for a fee, by our Research Consultant.

Bank Holidays

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies will be closed on the following days:

2008

1 January
21 March
24 March
5 May
26 May
25 August
25 December
26 December
The searchroom will be closed for the week 1st-5th December 2008

2009

1 January
10 April
13 April
4 May
25 May
31 August
25 December
26 December
28 December
The searchroom will be closed for the week 7-11 December 2009

Transport and transport links

VisitChester.com

Travel and Timetables	For all passenger travel and timetable information contact Cheshire Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Lines are open 8am - 8pm, every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Rail	The railway station is marked on the location map. It is about 30 minutes walk to the Cheshire Record Office. Free Rail Link buses run from the railway station to the city centre.
Bus	Bus stations and Park and Ride services are also indicated on the location map.
Parking	Please note there is no car parking at the Record Office except for disabled badge holders outside the office on Duke Street. Some nearby sites and Park and Ride services are marked on the location map