Warrington's Hidden Transporter Bridge
13th May 2024 - 7:30 pm
Hazelmere, Winsford Cheshire
Title of Talk: Warrington’s Hidden Transporter Bridge
By Margaret Ingham
Margaret tells the amazing story of a historical gem in Warrington, the Warrington Transporter Bridge! We are all aware of the Runcorn Transporter Bridge but there is another spanning across the River Mersey which has been forgotten in the mists of time. It is a structural steel transporter bridge with a span of 200 feet (61 metres), is 30 feet wide (9 metres), and 76 feet (23metres) above high water level, with an overall length of 339 feet (103 metres). It was commissioned in 1916 and, although it has been out of use since about 1964, it is still standing. It was designed by William Henry Hunter and built by William Arrol and Co. We will hear how it was used and why it fell into disrepair.
Sponsored by Mr & Mrs I Rogers
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Read moreThe Last British Soldier
7th October 2024 - 7:30 pm
Hazelmere, Winsford Cheshire
Title of Talk: The Last British Soldier
By Chris Green
Chris tells the amazing story of Private George Edwin Ellison who was the last British soldier to be killed in action during the First World War. He died at 09:30 am (90 minutes before the armistice came into effect), shot by a sniper while on a patrol in woodland on the outskirts of Mons
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Read moreWinsford History Society AGM
4th November 2024 - 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Hazelmere, Winsford Cheshire
Winsford History Society AGM
The Annual General Meeting will take place on the 4th of November at 7pm.
The AGM will be followed by by the monthly meeting starting at 7.30pm.
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The Decline and Fall of the Cheshire Empire
4th November 2024 - 7:30 pm
Hazelmere, Winsford Cheshire
Title of Talk: The Decline and Fall of the Cheshire Empire
By Peter Cotton
Following the Norman conquest of 1066, King William I confiscated most of lands of Cheshire’s Saxon lords to reward his Norman followers for their support at Hastings. Peter will pick up the story and take us through the history of the palatine county through to modern times.
Sponsored by Mr & Mrs I Rogers
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