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Eccleston, Cheshire
Eccleston maps
Historic maps of Eccleston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Eccleston maps
Historic map of Eccleston
Illustrated Victorian map of Cheshire
Historic Map of any Eccleston postcode
Eccleston books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Eccleston and the local area. View all Eccleston books
Cheshire County Memories
Paperback
£15
Cheshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Cheshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
4 Eccleston photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Eccleston
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I went to Chester College as a mature student. Did a teaching course. Lived out at Hawarden and had to catch a bus into Bridge Street. From there I had to deposit my 2/3 yr old daughter at a private nursery near a church on the riverside, to then walk a mile up to the college past the Cathedral.
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Had a lovely meal in this place courtesy of a disabled aquaintance residing there. First time I had seen oysters ordered and eaten. Also cocktails shaken by the barman. I remember not knowing that the pot containing ginger was meant to be sprinkled on the half melon.
Shared on 30 January 2009
My mother Mary Burghall (married name Davies) was born in Chester as were three other generations which I have traced back to 1700s.
My mother remembers well swimming in the Dee. She and her friends would walk across the medows near Allington Place and swim right across the river. One of the friends fixed a rope swing onto a branch of... [more]
Shared on 30 September 2008
Walking to School Across The Dee
My Mother Mary Burghall (Married name Davies) used to walk to school everyday across this suspension bridge. She would would walk with her brother's and sisters and friends and she often says that this was the best time of her life.
Shared on 30 September 2008
Extracts From Eccleston & Cheshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Eccleston, inspired by Frith photos.
Cheshire Photographic Memories
This small steamer might be one of the craft based at Chester for summer excursion work along the Dee, though it is possible that it could be a privately owned craft, as her carrying capacity is somewhat restricted.
This is an extract from Cheshire Photographic Memories.
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Around Chester Photographic Memories
The three-mile trip along the Dee to Eccleston Ferry was, and remains, a popular summer season excursion. Here we have a small paddle steamer on the Eccleston Ferry/Eaton Hall run. Visitors to Eaton Hall could alight here and walk through the park to the Hall, or go on a little further to Eaton Iron Bridge.
This is an extract from Around Chester Photographic Memories.
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Eccleston is a few miles up the River Dee from Chester. Here the river charts a more leisurely course as it makes its way to the sea. This photograph shows the chain-operated flat-decked ferry; it was attached to both sides of the river and winched across. Horses, carts, wagons and coaches could be carried, and the basic fare was 1d.
This is an extract from English Villages.
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