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Northwich Swing BridgeA scene on the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington, Cheshire, England, showing the Northwich Road Swing Bridge, opened to allow a large vessel to pass along the canal. Date: 1950s
Runcorn-Widnes BridgeA striking impression of the then newly built Runcorn - Widnes Bridge, which connects Cheshire with Lancashire, across the Manchester Ship Canal. Date: 1962
Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, CheshireBuildings and grounds of the Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, opened in 1871 as the Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum. At various times, the site was also known as Upton Mental Hospital and Deva Hospital
Beeston Castle, Cheshire. Turner, Joseph Mallord William 1775 - 1851
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, Fleet Street, London. Date: circa 1935
Anderton Boat LiftThe Anderton Boat Lift, near Northwich, Cheshire, England, which transfers the canal narrow boats from the River Weaver to the Trent and Mersey Canal and vice-versa. Date: June 1963
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans
Cheshire Cat / TreeCHESHIRE CAT " I growl when I m pleased, and wag my tail when I m angry"
Centre of the promenade, Parkgate, Wirral, Cheshire - the whole waterfront has now silted up and the sea does not reach as far as the sea wall. Date: circa 1930
Altrincham Railway Station - Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Date: 1903
1st Battalion Cheshire Regiments regimental drumOriginal painting for the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiments regimental drum showing 17 Battle Honours of the Regiment from Louisburg to Kut al Amara
Macclesfield, CheshireDistant view of Macclesfield, Cheshire Date: circa 1840
Nantwich, Cheshire
Open Air Baths - West Kirby, Wirral, EnglandOpen Air Baths at the Marine Lake - West Kirby, Cheshire, Wirral, England
BIG CHEESECheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale
British NarrowboatNarrow boats lashed together, on the Trent and Mersey Canal, near Northwich, Cheshire, England
Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, CheshireAerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital
Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- We re all mad here, said the Cat. I m mad. You re mad
Lovell TelescopeThe brainchild of Sir Bernard Lovell, the Lovell Radio Telescope was for many years the largest in the world and dominates the Cheshire countryside for miles around. Date: 1960s
Royal Iris Ferry SteamerThe Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s
Elephant Castle BeehiveA unique elephant castle beehive at Beeston, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s
Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, CheshireBirkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them
Boys Band, Training Ship IndefatigableThe Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing
Carroll / Cheshire CatALICE & THE CHESHIRE CAT The Cheshire Cat fades away
Alice / In the KitchenDUCHESS In the Duchesss kitchen
Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- the grinning cat, with whom Alice has just had a conversation, fades away as it sits on a tree branch
Tudor ChimneysSome fine Tudor chimneys at Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, England
Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Cheshire CatAlice in Wonderland, Alice has a conversation with a Cheshire Cat. Date: early 20th century
Barnardos Home, The Marfords, BromboroughA view of the Marfords, a Barnardos Home at Bromborough, Cheshire. The building is decorated with bunting. Date: circa 1938
Argyle Theatre / Cheshirein Birkenhead, Cheshire. Reported to be the oldest variety theatre in Britain. Date: 1940s
The Parade, Parkgate, CheshireThe Parade, Parkgate, Wirral, near Neston, Cheshire, England. Showing Premises of J Bushell - Fisherman Date: 1900s
Town Hall, Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire. Date: circa 1910
Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt areaView of Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
Edwardian view - men on Roman Bridge, MarpleThe man in the centre of the groups George Potter, a friend and employee of Ernest Battersby who is on the right. The Roman Bridge is in fact medieval, just outside Marple
Three lady golfers, 1914Famous female golfers who fought a strenuous battle for the Cheshire Ladies Championship at Wallasey in April 1914. From left to right, Miss Gladys Ravenscroft (American champion)
Hooton Hall - Cheshire - designed by Samuel Wyatt, demolished in 1935. Date: circa 1920
Cheirotherium footprintFootprints of Cheirotherium stortonense, an extinct reptile, on a slab of Triassic sandstone from Storeton, Cheshire, UK
Chester in WinterWinter by the River Dee and The Groves, at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s
Waiting for the last wave, Parkgate, Cheshire, EnglandWaiting for the last wave - Parkgate, Cheshire, England. Date: circa 1900s
View of St Pauls Cathedral. From Fleet Street, London. Ye old Cheshire Cheese pub is seen on the left. A man can be seen removing horse excrement from the street on the right
Houses on Cobbled StreetA woman waits outside a terraced house on a cobbled street in Warrington, Cheshire Date: circa 1960
Moored Canal BoatsMoored craft on the Shropshire Union Canal, at Huntington, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s
New Brighton LighthouseLow tide at New Brighton, Cheshire, England, showing its fine lighthouse. The Isle of Man steamer is in the distance. Date: 1960s
Widnes Transporter BridgeThe Widnes Transporter Bridge - opened by Sir J T Brunner on 29th May 1905. A span of 1000ft from the centre to the centre of each tower, each 1000ft in height
Prisoner of War Camp, Handforth, CheshireA coloured illustration of the First World War prisoner of war/ internment camp at Handforth in Cheshire. The picture is captioned Kriegsgefangenen Lager -- German for POW camp
Frontispiece design by Cecil Aldin, Old Manor Houses -- Moreton Old Hall, Congleton, Cheshire, also known as Little Moreton Hall, a moated, half-timbered manor house dating back to the 16th century
Cub-Scouts, New Brighton, CheshireCub-Scouts, New Brighton, Wallasey, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Date: 1933