Warrington Old Photos.9.

[algy]

Church Street fair with the dreaded workhouse on the right, the fair ceased due to the town officials saying it encouraged drunken and riotous behaviour.

 

Church Cottage Latchford.

 

Cheshire Cheese Inn, Latchford.

 

Charles Lee's Oyster Stores, in the old 'Fox Inn' building.

 

 

Butter Market Street with the Empire Cinema on the left.

 

Excavating the Manchester Ship Canal under Stockton Heath swing bridge.

 

The corner of the new bridge at the junction of Mersey Street and Bridge Foot.

 

Crowds leaving Wilderspool Rugby Ground on a cold wet winters Saturday.

 

Bishops Wharf with a couple of wide barges & a steamer moored up.

 

Bank Quay, Fairclough's Flour Mill with one of their two barges either Paneryor Pater.

 

Bank Quay 1907, Glass House Row homes to employees of Robinson's glass works.

 

Arley Green Village School, much the same as it looks today.

 

Arley Cross Roads.

 

Appleton about 1900, early Steam Threshing.

 

Appleton Well, Hill Cliffe cutting in the 1850s'.

 

Appleton village.

 

Appleton Thorn.

 

Appleton Hall.

 

The Golf Pavillion, Appleton (Warrington) Golf Course.

 

Appleton Dingle.

 

Appleton Cross Base, 1900.

 

1935. Saturday 5.20pm. rugby fans going home from Wilderspool Rugby ground.

 

1935. Dutton Street, Howley, decorated for King George's Silver Jubilee.

 

1935. August, The last tram to Latchford this was also the first tram to launch the service in 1902.

 

1930s'. barrel organ player outside the Royal Exchange in the old Market Place.

[Peter T]

Another great set.

 

The Appleton village one:

I wonder if the Appleton Thorn was just a house in that picture as there are no signs on it. Strange to see a hedge where the carpark is now. Also in that picture are houses on the left. Never seen those before. When I moved around there in '58 there were no houses that I can recall.

[algy]

Definitely a pub you can see the licensee name sign over the doorway, they didn't always have posh signs as in country villages they were often not very afluent as they catered mainly for farmworkers. As a matter of interest I have it on my pub list as being there as early as 1832 ( would not be the same building as in the photo though) the licensee was a G.Newall. Regarding the hedge that was probably part of the garden as few or no cars, no need for a car park. The buildings that were opposite would be either cottages or farm buildings long gone before you arrived in 1958 Baz, probably demolished when the Stretton air field was built?.