'Important discovery' as new addition to University of Chester archives

'Important discovery' as new addition to University of Chester archives

A new addition to the University of Chester archives has uncovered a fascinating insight into its Victorian past.

Victorian editions of University magazine found and donated to archives

A new addition to the University of Chester archives has uncovered a fascinating insight into its Victorian past.  Going back to the days when the University was the Chester Diocesan Training College in the Victorian era, its students produced a magazine called The Collegian, which first appeared in 1886. The 1886 and 1887 issues were long considered to be lost, until bookseller Dr Chris Robinson, of Creaking Shelves Books, came into possession …