TALES FROM FIDDLER’S FERRY: THE BLACKSMITH AND THE GRIFFIN Fiddler's Ferry Power Station takes its name from a local Inn which stands in Cuerdley on the site of an ancient ferry which once took...
Festival of Archaeology 2022: Warrington’s Spoon Shaped Dinghies Since 1893, no less than six dug-out canoes have been discovered within a reasonable distance of Warrington Bridge (Figure 1). Warrington Museum and Art Gallery...
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...
Pace Egging: Traditional Cracking Easter Fun! Have you heard of Pace Egging? As it is coming up to Easter, we thought that we would bring you a suitably 'egg themed' blog...
Exhibition Review: In the Particular The Peer Review Cameron Brown’s ‘In the Particular’. Words by Stef Woof. March 2022 ‘In the Particular’ is Cameron Brown’s first solo exhibition, offering a...
Clothes Swap Event 26th March 2022 Why not swap clothes as opposed to spending? Why not shop more sustainably by re using things that already exist? Why not join us at...
Women’s History Month: A Story from the Archives Amelia Leybourn: An intrepid Edwardian missionary nurse in China There are many extraordinary women who have come from Warrington as we have seen in past...
Now Recruiting: Visitor Service Assistant Are you passionate about heritage and the arts and want to be part of an enthusiastic and hard-working team at the heart of culture in...
The Curious Case of Harold Dutton Part 2 Today we have the second of Archives Volunteer Carol Mayo's blogs about the life of Harold Dutton, a man convicted of breaking the Official Secrets...
