The Rylands family were substantial employers during the 19th century in Warrington where they manufactured wire - as a consequence the Rylands name is well known in Warrington to this day. One of the family was Peter Rylands who lived at Massey Hall and who became a Mayor of Warrington…
David North, who is an artist and resident of Little Leigh, will be talking about Jabez Thompson and his red terracotta bricks. These decorative bricks are used nationwide, in particular they were used for the 'Last Supper' reredos at the Church of St Michael and All Angels at Little Leigh.
This month Philip Harrison will be giving us his personal reminiscences and anecdotes from the design and building of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool. Philip was the resident site architect during its construction from 1964-1968.
Please note that we will be holding the meeting at the Scout Hall on the corner of Well Lane and Church Street. Elizabeth Williams, a Trustee of the Elizabeth Gaskell House in Manchester, will be discussing the ways in which the authors treated love, both in their books…
Last Chance! Admission ( £5 ) must be purchased in advance by today , Friday 6th December, latest. No tickets at the door. Note that we will be holding the meeting at the Scout Hall on the corner of Well Lane and Church Street and starting slightly later than usual…
This year we shall be attending a screening of the Christmas themed ballet - The Nutcracker. This screening will be held at the Curzon cinema at Knutsford at 3 pm, with a car share leaving from The Wheatsheaf, Weaverham, at 2 pm.
Gary Conley was a miner at the Sutton Manor Colliery for 19 years until 1991. He initially worked at the coal face but later transferred to the surface and eventually into colliery management. He now tells the story of growing up in a mining family, the humour and heartache of…
Nick Fry is currently a beadsman and tour guide at Chester Cathedral. This evening we will be given a fascinating insight into the multitude of imaginative misericords at the cathedral.
Professor Ian Morison has worked at the Jodrell Bank Observatory since 1965 and in 2003 the Minor Planet's committee named asteroid 15,727 in his honour, citing his work with Merlin and in searching for intelligent life beyond our solar system. What is the answer?
The Archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal. Dr Michael Nevell is a landscape archaeologist and Head of Archaeology at the University of Salford. He has particular interests in industrial and buildings archaeology and heritage disaster management. If you think you know everything about the Bridgewater Canal, think again.