Memories of D-Day D-Day, also called the Normandy Invasion, was an important military action that marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. In order...
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS: THE FULL WARRINGTON LIST WARRINGTON’S CREATIVITY THROUGH THE YEARS WILL BE EXPLORED WHEN THE HERITAGE OPEN DAYS FESTIVAL RETURNS NEXT MONTH. Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of...
Tales From Fiddlers Ferry: Ferry Cross the Mersey To tie in with our current exhibition 'Fiddler's Ferry: Cloud Factory' in which artists Shaun Smyth and Lee Harrison have documented the decomissioning of Fiddler's...
DAYS OF THE NEW TOWN Are you a current or former resident of one of the Warrington New Town areas? If so there is a social history project that you...
13 things to look out for when the museum reopens Celebrations will soon be taking place at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery which will finally be reopening on Saturday, 23 April, after an extensive restoration...
Museum celebrations see three new exhibitions open There were celebrations at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery last week as the historic venue reopened for its first event since 2020. The Grade II-listed...
A HISTORY OF WARRINGTON IN 10 1/2 OBJECTS: WIRE NEST https://soundcloud.com/user-878041201/a-history-of-warrington-in-105-objects-object-9-wire-nest?si=c99115a46de546078f091f920a9c0103 Hello and welcome to Episode 9 of a History of Warrington in 10.5 Objects. My name is Craig Sherwood and I’m the Collections Officer...
Peter Stubs Limited Dates: around 1773 to 2020 (not involved in wire until circa 1802) Location: Scotland Road Works (1802-1973) and then Wilderspool Causeway (1973-2020) Specialities: Tools, pinion...
A HISTORY OF WARRINGTON IN 10 1/2 OBJECTS: GIBBET IRONS https://soundcloud.com/user-878041201/a-history-of-warrington-in-105-objects-object-9-gibbet-iron?si=e5fc6b7e199b4d588f8bf5781baeba06 Hello and welcome to Episode 8 of a History of Warrington in 10.5 Objects. My name is Craig Sherwood and I’m the Collections...
Warrington Cakes You've probably heard of Eccles Cakes, you might have heard of Bakewell Tarts, you may even have heard of Chelsea Buns but have you ever...
