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Knutsford, The Coffee House c.1955
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The photograph shows the former King's Coffee House. Originally built by Richard Harding Watt in 1907 to house Knutsford's Urban District Council, it is now home to a restaurant. The tower on the top is a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell. Born in 1810, Elizabeth Gaskell was to immortalise the town in her novel 'Cranford', which gives a wonderfully evocative picture of life in a small country town in the mid 1800s.

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Memories of Knutsford, the Coffee House c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Knutsford, The Coffee House c.1955

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As a teenager I used to go the King's Coffee House with my neighbours, Penny and Harriet (before her family was moved to Brussels). We had such fun, pretending to be grown up and sophisticated; in truth the toasted teacakes were a real treat and absolutely delicious!! I till savour them today.
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