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Thelwall, The Pickering Arms c.1955
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Modern-day Warrington aspires to city status, but the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that the village of Thelwall briefly held that honour. 'In the year 923 (AD) King Edward the Elder founded a city here and called it Thelwall', proclaims the inscription on the gable end of the Pickering Arms (seen on the right of the photograph).

Memories of Thelwall, The Pickering Arms 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 Thelwall, The Pickering Arms c.1955

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The bus terminus for Warrington was in Ferry Lane opposite the Pickering Arms. From memory I think it was the 10A one. It was always a double decker. The single decker one went through Thelwall village centre and up Bell Lane on to the top road, Stockport Road to Altrincham. I lived in Bell Lane but there was no bus stop in between the Pickering Arms and Stockport Road. I also attended dance classes in the room ...see more