Sources for Primary History
Tony Pickford is a tutor and writer based in Chester.
A standing stone dating from the Bronze Age.
A standing stone dating from the Bronze Age.
On this page you will find contact information for local sources of sources and places to visit.
Cheshire Archives
For primary sources relating to Cheshire and the City of Chester
Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Cheshire Record Office,
Duke Street, Chester, Cheshire. CH1 1RL.
Website: www.cheshirearchives.org.uk
Tel. 01244 972574 or email: recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk
Opening hours
Monday 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
3rd Saturday in the month 9.00am – 4.00pm
Last orders for documents 45 minutes before closing daily, no lunchtime production between 12.30pm - 1.30pm.
Standing Stone
The Standing Stone Project is a story-based drama workshop for upper key stage two children, which aims to teach about the Bronze Age in an innovative and engaging way.
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Go to prehistorydrama.weebly.com to access the story and accompanying resources.
Chester History & Heritage
Chester Heritage
For primary sources relating to the City of Chester only
The History Hub @ The Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester. CH1 2DD
Open: Monday- Friday: 10.30am-5pm
1st Saturday of the month: 10.30am-5pm
Website: historyandheritage.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk
Tel. 01244 402110
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Military Museum
Chester Military Museum, The Castle, Chester. CH1 2DN
Tel: 01244 327 617
Website: www.cheshiremilitarymuseum.co.uk
Email: museum@chester.ac.uk
The Education Service offers workshops for key stage 1 (Florence Nightingale) and key Stage 2 (Air Raids and Evacuees; World War 1).
Wirral Archives
Wirral Archives
Wirral Archive Services offers documents, such as court records, records of the Birkenhead Board of Guardians and Workhouse, hospital records, school records, records of businesses and trades (including Cammell Laird shipbuilders, and Price’s Candlemakers), archive copies of local newspapers and census returns.
Address: Lower Ground Floor, Cheshire Lines Building, Canning Street, Birkenhead, Wirral. CH41 1ND
Website: https://goo.gl/5LBEpU
Tel : 0151 606 2929 or 0151 607 2928 Email: archives@wirral.gov.uk
Wirral School Libraries Service has a range of loan boxes containing artefacts relating to all the History National Curriculum Areas of Study.
Address: Ground Floor, Lairdside Maritime Centre, Vanguard Way, Birkenhead CH41 9HX
Website: https://goo.gl/EjyFay
Tel: 0151 647 5300 or Email: sls@wirral.gov.uk
