Frances Grace Timewell Today we have another post by Carol, our volunteer looking into women’s suffrage in Warrington. I will pass you over to Carol to tell you...
The Royal Wedding 1863 In 1863 King Edward VII, at that time still Prince of Wales, was married to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Celebrations of the Royal Wedding took...
Helen Parker Today I have a further blog for you written by our volunteer Carol. You will remember that Carol has been looking into Women’s Suffrage in...
Suffragette, Playwright and Warrington’s First Woman Journalist Today I am posting another Women’s Suffrage themed blog entry written by our volunteer Carol. You may have already read on our website a little about Carol’s...
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...
Lily Waring Today’s post, about Lily Florence Waring, is the second written by our volunteer Carol relating to Warrington’s links with Women’s Suffrage. We don’t have a photograph...
Mabel Capper Today – February 6th 2018 – is the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which enabled some women over the age of...
Monks Hall Works, Sankey Today’s blog post is a brief one, I wanted to share with you all a great picture of Monks Hall Iron and Steel works at...
Lord Roberts, Boer War Hero, at Burtonwood? Today’s blog entry is looking at a poster for Burtonwood Dahlia Queen in 1900. Some of you may remember that we looked at the Reverend...
Penketh British Legion Today’s picture shows Penketh and Great Sankey British Legion. In 1952 after considering building a branch in the area, but not finding a suitable location,...