Manners Maketh Man: Education in 1970s Warrington
SOME lessons arrive quietly. Others land with the weight of a hammer. And sometimes the words that shape us come long before we’re old enough to understand their full meaning.
Browsing: Local History
Movie-makers prepare to celebrate 90 years of chronicling town’s history
ON October 22, 1936 – 11 days before the birth of BBC TV – six men met in Warrington and formed an organisation that in the years since has produced a unique collection of films and videos chronicling the town’s history.
A Visit to the ancient manor of the Mainwarings of Over Peover
Warrington is a town steeped in history dating back to the earliest times. Indeed, throughout the centuries members of the Mainwaring family were prominent landowners across Cheshire including owning land in Warrington.
When Warrington lost the milkman: A quiet disappearance that changed everything
There was a time in Warrington when the day didn’t begin with an alarm clock, a phone screen, or the hum of central heating. It began with a sound so ordinary, so woven into the fabric of daily life, that no one imagined it could ever vanish.
Birchwood Park marks 80 years at the heart of the UK’s nuclear story
BIRCHWOOD Park in Warrington is marking a significant milestone this year, celebrating 80 years since the first meeting of the UK’s atomic energy programme took place at the Risley site in a disused canteen.
The Barley Mow – A 16th Century Elizabethan gem of Warrington
Walking around Warrington town centre today, you could be forgiven for believing that most of the buildings are of modern construction mixed in with 19th-century structures built during the Victorian period and into the early 1900s. But a wander into the old marketplace is like taking a step back into history.
The hidden slaughterhouse of the Earls of Warrington
Deep in the heart of Cheshire, in the grounds of Dunham Massey park, once home to the Earls of Warrington, stands a stunning and mysterious archaic building hidden away amongst tall, mighty oak trees that have stood for over five hundred years in what was once a Medieval deer park.
Dedicated volunteers team up with Warrington Museum to bring the story of a beloved steamship to life
Manchester Ship Canal’s fascinating history has been brought to life at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
Book Society auction raises funds for four Warrington charities
WARRINGTON Gentlemen’s Book Society, the oldest society in the town, helped raise funds for four…
Historic Grappenhall and St. Wilfrid’s Church
Today Grappenhall village is a leafy suburb of Warrington tucked away just off the A50 Knutsford Road, but Grappenhall has an ancient past with a firm foothold in the history of Warrington.