Love it or loath it, wallpaper is everywhere, even if it is merely painted lining paper. Originating in the 16th century, wallpapers were originally used to decorate the insides of cupboards and smaller rooms in merchants’ homes. By the beginning of the 20th century wallpaper was being used everywhere, in…
This month we are looking at the Middle East where an on-going situation is relevant to our lives today. History in the making. Jerry Marshall has been working in Palestine and Israel since the mid-1990s, attempting to use business to bring both sides of the conflict together. He co-founded a…
The October meeting of the Weaverham History Society will be held on Tuesday, 13 October at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, CW8 3BD. This month our speaker is Ray Hoerty, a blue badge guide, and his talk is entitled “Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastards” looking at…
Today, 6 September, is National Read a Book Day, an excuse to get comfortable and delight in a good read. One of life’s greatest pleasures! Then you can plan ahead for the coming heritage season. To start, this coming Monday, 7 September, the Frodsham & District History Society have their September…
We start the new season of talks with a fascinating local investigation by Tina Lawton, a family historian from Grappenhall. Following on from the original question, “What is that stone doing by the side of the road” she discovered a tale of Victorian philanthropy. You can meet Tina at the…
In AD 79 Herculaneum was buried by ash and pumice during the Mount Vesuvius eruption. Also buried were hundreds of scrolls which had been carbonised into solid black lumps and were thought to be undecipherable. The scrolls could not be unrolled to be read without them crumbling and being destroyed. …
Maurice Egerton gave Tatton Park to the National Trust “to educate and delight”. He left an amazing legacy here in Cheshire as well as in Kenya, where he is renowned for his schools and University and his “mini” Tatton Park. The next meeting of the Society will be held on…
Saturday, 11 July 2026 It will be a wonderful 100 years celebration as the traditional parade makes its way through the village, followed by a great day of fun for all the family on Lakehouse Field. The parade through the village will start at 1pm followed by the crowning on…
The next meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday, 9 June at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, CW8 3BD. In June we shall see the return of one of our favourite speakers, Elizabeth Morris, a performance storyteller. She will be looking at the Methodists…
Originating in damp woods and meadows across Europe and the Middle East, snowdrops can now be found growing happily across the UK. They prefer damp soil and are often to be found in broadleaved woodland and along riverbanks, but can also be seen in parks, gardens, cemeteries, meadows and scrub.…
