Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
It was founded in Manchester , on 21 March 1883 , for the education of the public by fostering and promoting the study of any aspects of the archaeology ( traditional and industrial ) , history , social history , genealogy , architecture and the arts , trade and trades , the history of institutions and local government , customs , and traditions of the area covered by the Palatine Counties of Lancashire and Cheshire ( and succeeding local authorities ) ranging from antiquity to the twenty-first century . 
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