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Rowton, Cheshire
Rowton maps
Historic maps of Rowton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Rowton maps
Historic map of Rowton
Illustrated Victorian map of Cheshire
Historic Map of any Rowton postcode
Rowton books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Rowton and the local area. View all Rowton books
Cheshire County Memories
Paperback
£15
Cheshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Cheshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
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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 Rowton & Cheshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Rowton, inspired by Frith photos.
Around Chester Photographic Memories
This photograph shows Eccleston church about ten years before it was rebuilt in the style of the 14th century by G F Bodley; the work was paid for by the first Duke of Westminster.
This is an extract from Around Chester Photographic Memories.
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Around Chester Photographic Memories
Many a year has passed since Mrs Gillam ran a small general shop in the village, stocking all manner of things from mops and buckets to sugar and sweets.
This is an extract from Around Chester Photographic Memories.
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Around Chester Photographic Memories
Sixty years or so on from picture No 49887a. The ferry across the Dee has been consigned to history, and motor cruisers have replaced the sturdy well-built rowing-boats.
This is an extract from Around Chester Photographic Memories.
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