What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: Chester Magistrates Court. This plaque was presented by the Mayor of Chester Councillor Susan R Proctor to commemorate the use of the Town Hall by the Chester Magistrates and their Predecessors from 1869 to 1991 and to record the last sitting of the Chester Magistrates Court in the Town Hall on the 30 March 1991.
Chester Magistrates Court, housed in the Town Hall from 1869 to 1991, served as a vital judicial institution for the administration of justice in Chester, marking significant local legal proceedings and community governance over more than a century.
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