Repair work needed to the world’s earliest railway viaduct
PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have been asked to consider proposals for repair work on the world’s earliest railway viaduct – the Grade 1 Listed Sankey Viaduct.
Browsing: Local History
Almost a forgotten man – Oliver Cromwell
HE stands alone in the heart of Warrington as the town prepares to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Almost a forgotten man – Oliver Cromwell.
The day a local teenager legally drove a horse-drawn cart over Thelwall Viaduct!
BUILT and designed to take up to 79,000 vehicles per day when it officially opened 60 years ago, a horse-drawn cart driven by a local teenager was actually the first vehicle to travel over the completed Thelwall Viaduct.
Spotlight on RAF Burtonwood’s Satellite Bases kick start Spring lecutures
RAF Burtonwood historian Aldon Ferguson is set to start a series of Spring Lectures next Monday, April 10, the first focusing on the Satellite bases.
Roof of historic Warrington pub is “beyond repair”
AN examination of the roof of a historic Warrington pub has revealed that it is beyond repair.
Radio General celebrating 70 years of Rugby Commentaries (1953 – 2023)
RADIO General, based at Warrington Hospital, is celebrating 70 years of Rugby Commentaries (1953 – 2023) for inpatients.
New book throws light on Warrington’s historic past
A NEW book by Janice Hayes always throws a new light on Warrington’s past and her latest is no exception.
Remembering the Battle of Pieter’s Hill and Lt Col W McCarthy O’Leary
A special service took place today, marking the 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Pieter’s Hill during the Boer War and commemorating the memory of one of Warrington’s most popular commanding officers, Lt Col W McCarthy O’Leary.
The historic Raven Inn reclaims hundreds of years of history
THE painstaking work to restore and recreate the historic Raven Inn at Glazebury, saved from demolition by local campaigners, can now be revealed.
“Mersey Flat” provides glimpse into town’s historic past on the River Mersey
RECENT works on the River Mersey, resulting in lower water levels, revealed a glimpse into Warrington’s historic past when the remains of a “Mersey Flat” came into view.