Tracey Bennett Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Does anyone know of a memorial plaque in existence somewhere to Alderman Arthur Bennett? About 6 months ago I found a transcription of one on-line but now can't find it again! I think the website said it was around the Academy somewhere but I could have got that wrong. Can anyone shed any light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Found this website but the only plaque that mentions Aurthur Bennett is the James Stanley one that was erected under the Arthur Bennett bequest. http://openplaques.org/places/gb/areas/warrington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks for that, an interesting site even if it hasn't got the one I was thinking of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Does anyone know of a memorial plaque in existence somewhere to Alderman Arthur Bennett? About 6 months ago I found a transcription of one on-line but now can't find it again! I think the website said it was around the Academy somewhere but I could have got that wrong. Can anyone shed any light? Have you got a light boy? Have you got a light? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 No and I'm no longer a Miss neither .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Try here Memorial Plaque to Arthur Bennett apparantly it's on the wall of the Warrington Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Oh that's fab! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Have you got a light boy? Have you got a light? Cleo, for gods sake don't start that again, you'll have Dizzy going babanas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Cleo, for gods sake don't start that again, you'll have Dizzy going babanas I'm not starting it again algy, I just haven't stopped yet - but I might do soon cos I'm boring MYSELF with it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 GOOD !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Great links Evils and Wolfie and really interesting As I've mentioned before according to my mums pencil notes in one of her books the Alderman Althur Bennett was my grandad's cousin (but unlike Tracey I've STILL not managed to link him in to my family tree from census record, but mum must have know or she wouldn;t have written it in her book).......so I found the link from you Wolfie even more interesting as it mentioned him having a leg problem and also him acquiring his own business and premises in Market Street, Warrington in 1888 which later became a partnership with his cousin. I wonder which cousin that was or what the name of the business (that still stood at the time of writing) was ? Any ideas Tracey ? Actually....... I seem to remember that in mums notebook of family memories she also wrote about often visiting some relative who lived in the old Academy when she was young..... I wonder if that was Arthur ? I'll get the note book out and have another read incase I missed something. Not that it helps with the plaque of course. If I go into Warrington next week I'll take my camera and see if I can see the one on the Academy Building (which now houses the Warrington Guardian Offices) although as it was virtually rebuilt after they moved the original building back to widen the road it it might not be on the outside now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Bennett Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Dizzy - remind me of the surname you need to be connected to Arthur. I'll have a dig around. When I got married we had a party after the ceremony for relatives up north at Paddington House (I wouldn't recommend it!) which used to be Arthur's house but at the time I didn't know we were related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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