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The History Timeline is now up-to-date. Catch up on events from 2011. And if you ever wondered what I looked like, have a look at the entry for 2011 AUG 18 and you will see Yours Truly holding my own souvenir of the town. Posted 27.1.12. New and updated memories of Orford and Orford Tannery by reader Harold Lutener on the Memory Lane page. Posted 20.1.12. New memory on Legh Street Baths added to Legh Street Baths page. Posted 19.1.12.
Here are some more facts about Warrington:
And that's just for starters. Delve into the site for more fascinating stuff on this important gateway to the north west, from ships in the old days to the modern rail and motorway network of today.
The Orford Park Project
The Inchicore Pressed Glass Works Private Museum website gives information on Orford Lane Glass Works (see Edward Bolton section under English Glass). If you can help fill in any of the history of the works, the author would be extremely grateful. He is particularly interested in the date the works finally closed down before the site was used for Alliance Box Works from 1900. Contact him via his website, rather than here at mywarrington. Page 9 of the October 2010 edition of Warrington-Worldwide gives more on the story. Posted 27 Sep 2010.
Read about policemen Jock Hay and Bobby Dooley in Memory Lane.
An account of the Warrington and Stockport Railway by a local resident. Click here. Read about The Bridgewater Players drama group in Community.
IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT ME, CLICK HERE, OR ON THE BLUE PEN EMAIL LOGO AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE
South Warrington News is a free newspaper which is distributed throughout Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Thelwall, Stretton, Hatton, Walton, Lymm, Latchford, Moore, Daresbury, Weaverham and Northwich FREE every month with an online version. South Warrington News started life in 1993 as ‘SHOPFRONT’, a quarterfold publication which quickly established itself as the main press presence in South Warrington. Based in Stockton Heath, its main aim was to give South Warrington its own voice and identity with the mission statement ‘Use your local shops, businesses and amenities, or lose them’. SHOPFRONT, fuelled by the loyalty of the area it served, went from strength to strength. mywarrington is proud to promote the newspaper on this website. See their website at www.southwarringtonnews.com where you can download it for offline reading.Also check the two other newspaper organisations in the town: Warrington Worldwide and the Warrington Guardian.
Wire FM for music, news and sport, 24 hours a day since 1 September, 1998. Although they broadcast to Warrington, Runcorn and Widnes and originally from a site off Long Lane, Warrington, they are now part of UTV media (GB) and based in Wigan.
I rode it in its first week. My special thanks go to the ride's owners, Jan de Koning Fun Fairs for their assistance.
READER REQUESTSOccasionally readers ask me for information on events, happenings, things they remember, etc in the town. I don't always know the answers, so visit the Community page to see if you can help with some of those questions.
The FutureWarrington Borough Council are still looking at ways of enhancing the Time Square and market areas, along with the areas around the River Mersey at Bridge Foot. Warrington Partnership was formed in 2001 and "is the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) for Warrington. It is a collection of key public, private and third sector organisations from across Warrington that develop plans and work together to help improve and shape Warrington's future". It has produced a document entitled 'One Warrington: One Future'. The document sets out their vision for the future of Warrington from 2009 to 2030. Read more at www.warringtonpartnership.org.uk
The Parr Hall, seen right in this photo from 4 November, 2005, opened in 1895 and still attracts major artists to the town. But some residents felt it was due for an upgrade. This is now happening with a £1.2 million investment, which began in March 2010.
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Did you know: the Captain of the Titanic, Edward John
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Eleanor Pennington at St Oswald's Church Winwick in 1887? Read his profile in Warrington
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Occasionally, I will feature items with a Warrington connection from other areas. At Bridge Foot you might notice a large telephone box. It is a K4 "Vermillion Giant". You can read more about it on the Tour 2 page. On my travels in January 2006, I located another one (it is believed there are only 4 remaining examples in the country). You can see it outside The Cholmondeley Arms pub on Church Street in Frodsham. |
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The pub itself is very interesting. It received its present name around 1900. Previously it had been a beer house with a wine licence, known as the Albert Inn, and received a full licence in 1960. Previous owners include a Mrs Farrell (1872), the Atlas Brewery (1890) and Burtonwood Brewery from 1923. It is believed the pub opened in 1841. If you are passing through Frodsham, don't forget to call in. You will be made very welcome by the licensee! |
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Warrington's association with the wire-weaving industry came to an end in 2005 when Carrington Wire closed its Battersby Lane works. Take a last look at the factory through photos of the site and eventual demolition on the My Warrington page. |
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The squirrel, left, was pointed out to me in Walton Gardens by a small child. I was taking some pictures in the grounds and he shouted across to me. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime shots. He hasn't got a name yet. Any ideas? |
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So why this website? Well, I, Gordon Gandy, have lived in Warrington all my life (you know, where the M6 is cobbled), and taken literally thousands of images of the town and thought it time to do something useful with them! So I have decided to share some of them with you on the web. Your comments are very welcome. It's not just about the town centre though. I will feature many aspects of the town's history in words and pictures, plus some of my personal memories of life in the town. If you would like to send in your own memories, please use the feedback link and indicate if you wish to share it with others. I will only add your name if you want me to. |
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My thanks to all readers who have helped to make the site such a great success since I launched it in May 2005. Many contributors are ex-pats from all over the world - Australia, New Zealand, America, Canada, Europe, Africa and Hong Kong, making the site truly a worldwide event! And it has all been achieved by word of mouth and by handing out cards like the one here. Click on it and print it out to pass on to your friends - tell them what they've been missing! I'm still waiting for contact from Russia - but they are probably busy preparing for the football World Cup Finals in 2018! |
How many of us remember these town centre shops from many
years ago?
BARLOWS...animal & pet feeds
HODGKINSONS TIMOTHY WHITES LIPTONS ...did
you do your weekly shop here?
Do you have any memories of life in Warrington? Would you like to share them on mywarrington? I am always on the lookout for any stories from residents of the town or from those who have moved away. You might remember the war period, or the Teddy Boy 50s. Flower Power 60s or Glam Rock 70s? 3-day weeks? Power cuts, strikes? The Yuppie 80s? What about the cinema - or is that the flicks? Sport? Down the pub? Factory life? Summer days? Winter nights? Tin baths? Sleeping top and tail? Coal in the bunker? Oil cloth for carpets? Parking lights on your car? Did you work at Burtonwood base? What about your first telly? Or the wireless? Or the Gramophone? Were any of your relatives around at the turn of the 20th Century? Was it better or are we better off today? Do you have photographs to illustrate your story? You can attach them to email address (click here). Please make sure you are the copyright owner or have the owner's permission. I cannot reproduce work without it, or from books or newspapers (unless it's yours, of course). If you do make contact, it would be nice to know where in the world you are emailing from, especially if you are an ex-pat. In the meantime, see what others have shared on the Memory Lane page.
Back in 1999 when I did my City & Guilds in computers, my mobile office always had something in there that somebody wanted, to which one group member asked if I had the kitchen sink in there as well. So I said yes, and created this photo for my file. It was then a case of not whether I had something, but can I borrow... So hopefully regarding the town's history, I will have the answer to your questions. And if not, I will go to the DIY store archive and try to locate it... So don't be afraid to contact me by email. |
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This website, www.mywarrington.me.uk,
is a personal collection of photographs and stories about my home town of
Warrington (Lancashire), Cheshire, England, past and present. It also
features written and photographic contributions from readers and official
sources, used with permission and credited as appropriate. I am not
employed by, nor is this website connected to, nor endorsed by, any
charitable or non-profit group, Warrington Borough Council, Warrington
Borough Transport (Network Warrington), Golden Square shopping centre,
Bovis Lend Lease, Warrington Wolves, Galliford Try, or any other companies or agents
mentioned, whether public or private, commercial or non-commercial,
including any other website or online service. All content is edited and
controlled by myself. Unless otherwise stated, all text and images are
Copyright © Gordon I Gandy and may not be reproduced without permission,
including other websites. The views and comments expressed are my own,
unless otherwise stated. I will not publish locations or email addresses
of respondents online (unless you specifically request me to - some
readers have asked for that so old friends can contact them. PLEASE
NOTE THAT I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SPAM or other
problems occurring due to a reader requesting their email address to be
being displaying on this website. Inclusion is entirely at your own
risk. mywarrington is not responsible for the content of
external websites or online services. I do not provide a research or
search facility for family trees or similar and email requests of this
nature will be ignored. Any errors on the website will be corrected as
soon as possible. Gordon
I Gandy, Thursday 12 May 2005, as updated Thursday 25 August 2011.
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