algy Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Many of these photograph?s may be available from the Warrington Museum/Library and will be of far superior quality to those viewed here. Anyone having any issue with the displaying off these photographs due to copyright or ownership infringement please contact me either by PM. or through the Moderators and I shall remove them immediately. A narrow Canal Company steam packet locking up through Manor lock from the River Mersey into the Black Bear Canal. Latchford Manor Lock on the Black Bear (Old Quay) Canal. Latchford, the Plague House in Wash Lane, the house dates from 1656. Latchford, the old Black Bear Bridge, 1925. The last Tram to run from Latchford, 28-08-1935. Latchford, Knutsford Road swing bridge, no houses in Thelwall new Road as yet. Trade is brisk at the paper shop by Latchford railway bridge. Ackers pit in all it's natural glory. Are the children waiting for the tram or are they just going to torment the conductor. Latchford Village early, 1900s. Latchford tram terminus. Latchford Swing Bridge open to Shipping. Latchford Square. A busy day at Latchford locks with six ships and two tugs either passing through or waiting. Knutsford Road, Latchford, Eddleston's Pin Mill and Wire Works. A cobbled (sets) Knutsford Road, Victoria Park in the distance. A very wet Knutsford Road, although there is electricity for the trams the street lamps are still lit with gas. Yet another view of Elddleston's Pin Mill. Houghtons Carriage Workshop on Knutsford Road. Knutsford Road, Latchford, Eddleston's Bed spring and Pin manufacturing factory, looking toward Bridge Foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Fascinating. Not seen some of those. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 .... what even though there are two of you Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 .... what even though there are two of you Peter Confused.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireboy Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Fantastic pictures algy. I liked the Manor lock picture as I was there today and I was trying to picture in my head boats passing through there. Now I can. I think I was born a generation too late as when I look at old pictures of Warrington I think it looked better then than it does today. Oh well. Try not to live in the past as they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Fantastic pictures algy. I liked the Manor lock picture as I was there today and I was trying to picture in my head boats passing through there. Now I can. I think I was born a generation too late as when I look at old pictures of Warrington I think it looked better then than it does today. Oh well. Try not to live in the past as they say No need to try and live in the past, just try and appreciate how the people of those times lived, we think we are having a hard time the norm' for those folk were high mortality rates, lucky if you reached fifty years of age, very little full time employment, poor rates of pay, bad sanitation, no flush toilets, no clean running tap water, no paid holidays, no health care, etc, etc, the photographs depict a romantic view of the time but not a factual representation of the way the populace were living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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