History of prominent museum and library building celebrated ahead of... The history of one of Warrington’s most prominent town centre buildings is being celebrated ahead of plans for a rejuvenation. The more than 150-year-old structure...
Warrington and Peterloo On the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre Collections Officer Craig Sherwood looks at the links between Peterloo and the town of Warrington. On Monday...
Thomas Glazebrook Rylands and Astronomy Collections Officer Craig Sherwood delves into the story of a prominent Warrington industrialist who rarely took his eyes off the sky. Thomas Glazebrook Rylands was...
Rejuvenation of historic Warrington building harks back to its original... Warrington Museum & Art Gallery and Central Library to become ‘Warrington Museum & Library’ under new proposals to re-energise the building Warrington Borough Council, LiveWire...
The Sinking of the RMS Leinster, 10th October 1918 A few weeks before the 1918 November Armistice the local and national newspapers reported the sinking of the RMS Leinster. The City of Dublin Steam...
Diary of a working man, 1886 How do you go about identifying the author of an anonymous diary? A few tears ago a member of staff from Culture Warrington found an...
1918 Warrington’s Peace Celebrations Today we have another blog by volunteer Carol Mayo. Carol has been looking into the peace celebrations which took place across Warrington following the end...
The Harrison Confusion What connects John Harrison, the inventor of the Marine Chronometer, and Warrington? If you’ve used the Google search engine today (3rd April 2018) you may...
Warrington Borough’s Charter of Incorporation, 1847 To commemorate 170 years since Warrington gaining borough status, the town’s Borough Charter is now on display here at the Museum. This is a rare...
