Places
36 places found.
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- Chester, Cheshire
- Congleton, Cheshire
- Runcorn, Cheshire
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Crewe, Cheshire
- Northwich, Cheshire
- Chester Zoo, Cheshire
- Widnes, Cheshire
- Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Lymm, Cheshire
- Nantwich, Cheshire
- Frodsham, Cheshire
- Knutsford, Cheshire
- Winsford, Cheshire
- Alderley Edge, Cheshire
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Sandbach, Cheshire
- Alsager, Cheshire
- Bollington, Cheshire
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Neston, Cheshire
- Middlewich, Cheshire
- Gawsworth, Cheshire
- Cuddington, Cheshire
- Burton, Cheshire (near Tarvin)
- Prestbury, Cheshire
- Beeston, Cheshire
- Weaverham, Cheshire
- Parkgate, Cheshire (near Neston)
- Goostrey, Cheshire
- Hartford, Cheshire
- Disley, Cheshire
- Tarporley, Cheshire
- Barnton, Cheshire
- Sandiway, Cheshire
Photos
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Maps
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Memories
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Co Op Dairy
I grew up at 120, Costons Lane, next to the Co-Op Dairy. I remember they still had horses pulling the carts until conversion to hand-pulled electric Milk Floats in the 50's. I went to Oldfield Infants, taken on the 92 Bus. I remember the ...Read more
A memory of Greenford by
Two Year Student At Cheshire County Training College Crewe
It was an all-ladies' college when I attended. Many friendships were made. Memories of teaching practices at schools in Crew and surrounds. First year students had to go out in "digs" and were ...Read more
A memory of Crewe
Our Yesterdays Relatives
I have found over the past few weeks that nearly all my relatives from my fathers side began in Polesworth. There was James Scarratt Clifford 1780 married Sarah Bullows in 1803, my ggg grandmother was Caroline Clifford ...Read more
A memory of Polesworth by
Lennard's
I went t to Lennard's school from 1960-1965'and was in Upper A classes. I was house captain of Williams in my last year and a prefect It seems to have changed house name as well school name after 1971. Head master was Mr Wilkins,( ...Read more
A memory of South Ockendon by
Swallownest School
I was born in Aston terrace 1954 I have 3 sisters 2 brothers I went to Swallownest junior school I remember Miss Shimeld was scared of her she was so strict, moved when I was 8 to Aston spring wood school a brand new school, ...Read more
A memory of Swallownest
Dr Nuttall 1859 1863
I am trying to trace an ancester, James Nuttall, who was born in Rochdale in 1820 and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is listed as living in Little Sutton, Cheshire, in the Medical Registers of 1859 ...Read more
A memory of Little Sutton by
George Edward Ramsden Coopers And Crate Makers
I have been told that my grandfather and great-grandfather had a business at Longton as coopers and crate-makers for the potteries. This business ceased I believe in the 1950s but would have been ...Read more
A memory of Longton by
Happy Days 1950s And 60s
I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all ...Read more
A memory of Weaverham by
From Woodland Road To Cheshire Via The Penllwyn
On June 11th 1952 in the front downstairs room, (or close by) of 14 Woodland Road I let out my first cry. My early days of Pont are blurred, because they were not happy days. But I do remember ...Read more
A memory of Pontllanfraith by
Stubbington House School Teachers
I read with interest Peter Madden's memories. I remember Madden, we were all known by surnames. Just to jog a few more memories, there was Miss Critten's partner Miss Stapleton, they taught the juniors - ...Read more
A memory of Stubbington by
Captions
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immortalised by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland, the origins of the cat are said to go way back in time, and no-one knows where the story of the grinning cat, now always associated with Cheshire
Whitchurch, Wem and Market Drayton all had important cheese markets - indeed, in the early years of the 20th century, more Cheshire cheese was being produced in Shropshire than in Cheshire.
This stunningly beautiful church is known as the 'cathedral of south Cheshire'.
Cheshire and their Welsh allies were in armed revolt, and still were so when Edward died at Farndon in AD924.
One other note of interest is the 'Cheshire black and white' decoration on many of the shop elevations.
The company had around sixteen stores throughout Cheshire, and also operated a fleet of mobile shops which toured the rural areas.
Actually, it is not necessary to climb to the top of the Cloud to get an excellent view across Cheshire.
With Manchester so close, Wilmslow was one of the early centres of nonconformism in east Cheshire; others included Congleton, Macclesfield and Knutsford.
The village was laid out from 1790 by mill owner Samuel Greg to house his mill workers, and was one of a number built in east Cheshire by industrialists.
Although this is Wiltshire, the design is very much Cheshire in style.
Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.
The Trent and Mersey Canal never actually linked to the Mersey, but it did make a connection with the Bridgewater Canal in Cheshire which did.
Along here were branches of both national and Cheshire retailers including Dewhurst, the butchers, and Waterworths.
By 1851 the number had risen to 8,339, and by 1951 it was 101,369, making Wallasey the third largest town in Cheshire.
Despite being used by Parliamentarian soldiers during the Civil War as a site from which to bombard Nantwich, Dorfold Hall fortunately survives as one of the finest houses of its period in Cheshire.
Traditionally Nantwich was the most important of Cheshire's three salt towns, although salt production ceased here in the 1800s.
Today the company has grown considerably - it now has 18 shops in Cheshire and Staffordshire, and employs over 300 people.
The latter is now used by the Mid Cheshire College.
An old village on the Cheshire side of the Manchester Ship Canal, Flixton was developed as a residential suburb of Manchester.
A stone carving on the tower might have inspired Lewis Carroll's Cheshire cat, as his father, the Reverend Dodgson, often visited St Wilfrid's.
Although this is Wiltshire, the design of these houses is very much Cheshire in style.
The doorway is one of the oldest in Cheshire, and is famous for the zigzag patterns and beaked heads carved on the arch.
DunhamMassey is now part of Greater Manchester, although it was still in Cheshire at the time this photograph was taken.
Pevsner must have liked it, however - he called it 'one of the most spectacular churches in Cheshire'.
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