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A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 part 2 - The City of Chester: Culture, Buildings, Institutions

Year published

2005

Author

A T Thacker and C P Lewis (editors), J S Barrow, J D Herson, A H Lawes, P J Riden, M V J Seaborne

Description

Part 2 of the volume details thematically with the economic, cultural and religious institutions of the city, as well as its local government and public services.

Sponsor

Victoria County History

Source

Victoria County History: Cheshire (Secondary texts)

Places

North

Subjects

Local

Periods

11th and 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th

Showing records 1 - 47 of 47

1
List of illustrations
X-XV
2
Preface
XVII
3
List of abbreviations and records used
XVIII-XXIV
4
The city of Chester - Introduction
1-8
5
Local government and public services - Boundaries
9-15
6
Local government and public services - Municipal buildings
15-20
7
Local government and public services - Law courts
20-28
8
Local government and public services - Law and order
28-35
9
Local government and public services - Public utilities
35-49
10
Local government and public services - Medical services
49-58
11
Local government and public services - Charities for the poor
58-70
12
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Population
71-73
13
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Roads and road transport
73-83
14
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Water transport
83-91
15
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Railways
91-94
16
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Markets
94-100
17
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Fairs
100-104
18
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Mills and fisheries
104-114
19
Economic infrastructure and institutions - Craft guilds
114-124
20
Churches and religious bodies - The collegiate church of St John
125-133
21
Churches and religious bodies - Medieval parish churches
133-156
22
Churches and religious bodies - Medieval chapels
156-159
23
Churches and religious bodies - Modern parish churches
159-162
24
Churches and religious bodies - Roman Catholicism
162-165
25
Churches and religious bodies - Protestant Nonconformity
165-180
26
Churches and religious bodies - Other churches
180-183
27
Churches and religious bodies - Non-Christian religions
183-184
28
Major buildings - Cathedral and close
185-204
29
Major buildings - Castle
204-213
30
Major buildings - City walls and gates
213-225
31
Major buildings - The Rows
225-239
32
Major buildings - Medieval religious houses
240-246
33
Leisure and culture - Plays, sports and customs before 1700
247-255
34
Leisure and culture - Chester races
255-260
35
Leisure and culture - Sport after 1700
260-269
36
Leisure and culture - Places of entertainment
269-273
37
Leisure and culture - Cathedral music and music festivals
273-275
38
Leisure and culture - Revival of the mystery plays
275-276
39
Leisure and culture - Education
277-291
40
Leisure and culture - Learned societies
291-292
41
Leisure and culture - Libraries
293-294
42
Leisure and culture - Museums
294-297
43
Leisure and culture - Newspapers
297-298
44
Leisure and culture - Open spaces and parks
298-304
45
Mayors and sheriffs of Chester
305-321
46
Manors and estates in and near the city
322-330
47
Corrigenda to volume V part 1
398