Chester Chronicle - Cheshire Memories

Mold Memories: Stories from the archives

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:59:25 +0000

Here is a selection of Mold articles from the Cheshire Memories archive:

Flintshire Memories: Ysgol Glanrafon, Mold football team featured in Nostalgia article

Flintshire Memories: Mystery football photos left in Mold Newsagents

Mold Memories: Mold and District Civic Society held an open doors weekend

The Golden Knight of Mold

Cheshire Memories: Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:01:09 +0000

Thomas Wilson acted as Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man in the seventeenth century, which was reputedly the poorest bishopric in Europe at the time. Despite this circumstance, he went on to found a free school in his home village of Burton on the Wirral.

Wilson was born in Burton in 1663 and his family had lived in the area for many generations. He attended the King's School in Chester and went to Dublin to study medicine at Trinity College. On returning from Ireland in 1687, he acted as curate to his uncle Richard Sherlock at Newchurch Kenyon, near Warrington.

Wrexham Memories: Wrexham articles from the archives

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:58:39 +0000

Here is a selection of articles on the Wrexham area from the archives:

Cheshire Memories: Northwich articles from the archives

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:52:19 +0000

Here is a selection of articles on the Northwich area from the archives:

Cheshire Memories: Railway articles from the archives

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:02:44 +0000

Here is a selection of railway articles from the Cheshire Memories blog archives:

Cheshire Memories: Archaeology articles from the archives

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:31:10 +0000

Here are a selection of archaeology articles from the Cheshire Memories archives:

Cheshire Memories: Wilfred Grenfell

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:24:23 +0000

Wilfred Grenfell became famous as a doctor and missionary on the Labrador coast and founded the International Grenfell Association, which is still in existence today.

He was born at Mostyn House in Parkgate in 1865 while his father was headmaster at the school. Throughout his childhood he made the most of exploring the Dee Estuary with his siblings. His formal education took place at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, University of Oxford, University of London and the London Hospital. While at medical college he satisfied his love of the outdoors by taking groups of children from the East End on camping trips.

Cheshire Memories: Castles

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:18:40 +0000

Here is a selection of articles from the Cheshire Memories archives on the region's castles:

Llangollen Memories: St Collen

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:09:44 +0000

This seventh-century saint gave his name to the town of Llangollen, which is Welsh for Collen's enclosure.

Cheshire Memories: John Whitehurst of Congleton

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:29:39 +0000

One of Congleton's most famous sons was John Whitehurst, who gained fame for his skills as a clockmaker, engineer, scientist and geologist.

He was born in the town in April 1713 and was the son of a clockmaker. Because of the proximity of the Peak District, John took advantage of the opportunity to explore the countryside and gained a lifelong interest in geology.

Cheshire Memories: Brassington family from Betley

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:32:30 +0000

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Cheshire Memories: George Mallory and the 1924 Everest expedition

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:12:07 +0000

George Mallory, the mountaineer famous for his part in the ill-fated 1924 Everest expedition, was born and brought up in the Cheshire village of Mobberley.

George Herbert Leigh-Mallory was born on 18 June 1886 and his father was an affluent clergyman.

He was one of four children (his brother, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, was a World War II Royal Air Force commander) and his aptitude for climbing became evident at an early age. His escapades included climbing on the roof of the parish church and being rescued from a seaside rock when the tide came in.

After attending two preparatory schools in Eastbourne and West Kirby, he won a scholarship to Winchester College at the age of 14. Mallory's interest in climbing was fostered there by the experienced mountaineer Graham Irving. Irving set up the Winchester Ice Club which gave Mallory and his fellow pupils a chance to gain a wide range of experience.

Helsby Memories: The Britannia Telegraph Works

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:06:53 +0000

In the nineteenth century the village of Helsby was primarily known for the quality of its quarried stone. This was used for such high profile projects as Liverpool Docks, Liverpool Custom House, local churches and a number of buildings in Chester (including repairs to the Cathedral).

However, its main industrial development began in 1886 when the Britannia Telegraph Works was established on the western side of the settlement. This company produced cabling for the electrical industry and provided a source of employment for the Helsby area until the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Flintshire Memories: We Three Loggerheads

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:36:17 +0000

This pub, situated across the A494 from Loggerheads Country Park, was originally called the Three Loggerheads Inn.

The origin of the unusual name is believed to be a dispute between a local vicar and landowner in the mid-eighteenth century. The landlord of the inn invited the two parties to the inn in an attempt to broker an agreement. This led to the common usage of to be 'at Loggerheads' to mean a disagreement.

Cheshire Memories: Tourism Board Visit Chester and Cheshire turn their backs on iconic Cheshire Cat

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:41:35 +0000

THE Cheshire Cat is famous the world over. BEN COULBECK and MATHIEU WARWOOD ask if there is more marketing potential in the iconic feline?

CHESHIRE's famous grinning cat will be perched on silver screens across the globe as a new blockbuster version of Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp is released next year.

The Cheshire cat is the most iconic symbol of the county and is recognised across the world.

The character is widely used by businesses and organisations associated with Cheshire and was made famous by Lewis Carroll's fairytale Alice in Wonderland.