Cheshire Local History Association
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A gathering of societies with an interest in and an understanding of the history of Cheshire. Reposts are not endorsements.
See more on our website: www.cheshirehistory.org.uk
See more on our website: www.cheshirehistory.org.uk
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Delamere Forest postcard, c1910
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
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. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week, maybe we'll get an early Christmas present in a week or two? 🎄
List of all updates in the screenshots below with #AltText as always
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week, maybe we'll get an early Christmas present in a week or two? 🎄
List of all updates in the screenshots below with #AltText as always
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week, maybe we'll get an early Christmas present in a week or two? 🎄
List of all updates in the screenshots below with #AltText as always
Nothing new for #Cheshire at the BNA this week, maybe we'll get an early Christmas present in a week or two? 🎄
List of all updates in the screenshots below with #AltText as always
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A #blackandwhitephotoas part of a #seriesdepicting #lifeof #narrowboatowners along the #waterwaysof #England.There is often little #gemsof #architecturelike this #bridgealong the #canal#CanalRiverTrust#bnw.#ImageShot by a #local#photographerfrom #Cheshire.
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A #blackandwhitephotoas part of a #seriesdepicting #lifeof #narrowboatowners along the #waterwaysof #England.There is often little #gemsof #architecturelike this #bridgealong the #canal#CanalRiverTrust#bnw.#ImageShot by a #local#photographerfrom #Cheshire.
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Inside the extraordinary Llys Llywelyn medieval court, reconstructed from excavated C13th foundations nr Rhosyr on Ynys Môn/Anglesey at St Fagans National Museum of History.
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Inside the extraordinary Llys Llywelyn medieval court, reconstructed from excavated C13th foundations nr Rhosyr on Ynys Môn/Anglesey at St Fagans National Museum of History.
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
An exceptional space in which to feast & to administer princely power over south-west Anglesey
📷 My own, Tuesday
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Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
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The beauty of nature💚🌲🌳🌲💚
#NationalTreeWeek #lovetrees #nature #beauty #Britishtrees #outdoors #Nature
#NationalTreeWeek #lovetrees #nature #beauty #Britishtrees #outdoors #Nature
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The beauty of nature💚🌲🌳🌲💚
#NationalTreeWeek #lovetrees #nature #beauty #Britishtrees #outdoors #Nature
#NationalTreeWeek #lovetrees #nature #beauty #Britishtrees #outdoors #Nature
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A young boy mule spinning at Jones' Cotton Mill, Manchester, July 1909 (Getty Images).
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A young boy mule spinning at Jones' Cotton Mill, Manchester, July 1909 (Getty Images).
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🏺Another 7th anniversary #FindsFriday from November 2018. Three pieces of Bronze Age Very Coarse Pottery, used in the production, trade and storage of salt.
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #Pottery #Prehistory #Wirral
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #Pottery #Prehistory #Wirral
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🏺Another 7th anniversary #FindsFriday from November 2018. Three pieces of Bronze Age Very Coarse Pottery, used in the production, trade and storage of salt.
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #Pottery #Prehistory #Wirral
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #Pottery #Prehistory #Wirral
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Great to see the good people of Meifod Local History Society last night for a talk on the hillforts of Wales🛖
Great Comms from the organisers leading up to the talk ✔️
76 people out despite the freezing weather ✔️
Projector & laptop already sorted ✔️🥳
Biscuits & raffle ✔️
www.meifodhistorygroup.co.uk
Great Comms from the organisers leading up to the talk ✔️
76 people out despite the freezing weather ✔️
Projector & laptop already sorted ✔️🥳
Biscuits & raffle ✔️
www.meifodhistorygroup.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Great to see the good people of Meifod Local History Society last night for a talk on the hillforts of Wales🛖
Great Comms from the organisers leading up to the talk ✔️
76 people out despite the freezing weather ✔️
Projector & laptop already sorted ✔️🥳
Biscuits & raffle ✔️
www.meifodhistorygroup.co.uk
Great Comms from the organisers leading up to the talk ✔️
76 people out despite the freezing weather ✔️
Projector & laptop already sorted ✔️🥳
Biscuits & raffle ✔️
www.meifodhistorygroup.co.uk
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“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
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“The shepherd is looking up at a large skein of whooper swans which has come from colder climes. Like geese, they fly in V-formation”
(What to look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
(What to look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“The shepherd is looking up at a large skein of whooper swans which has come from colder climes. Like geese, they fly in V-formation”
(What to look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
(What to look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
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🪨🦭The foundation stone of this project-The Seal's Head Ritual Stone. November is the 7th anniversary of it's discovery. A community of seal hunters marked their place in the landscape a permanent place of devotion👀📖👉🏻 prehistoricwirral.com/the-seals-he...
#Archaeology #Wirral #Mesolithic #Prehistory
#Archaeology #Wirral #Mesolithic #Prehistory
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🪨🦭The foundation stone of this project-The Seal's Head Ritual Stone. November is the 7th anniversary of it's discovery. A community of seal hunters marked their place in the landscape a permanent place of devotion👀📖👉🏻 prehistoricwirral.com/the-seals-he...
#Archaeology #Wirral #Mesolithic #Prehistory
#Archaeology #Wirral #Mesolithic #Prehistory
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Visited the town with my surname today.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Visited the town with my surname today.
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Old Suitcases, from 2023
This pile of old suitcases appears to be unloved, but is part of an outdoor museum exhibit at a train station! 😄
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #museums #suitcases #trainstations #1940s
This pile of old suitcases appears to be unloved, but is part of an outdoor museum exhibit at a train station! 😄
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #museums #suitcases #trainstations #1940s
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Old Suitcases, from 2023
This pile of old suitcases appears to be unloved, but is part of an outdoor museum exhibit at a train station! 😄
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #museums #suitcases #trainstations #1940s
This pile of old suitcases appears to be unloved, but is part of an outdoor museum exhibit at a train station! 😄
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #museums #suitcases #trainstations #1940s
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A MONTH LEFT!
Make sure you see our co-produced #Railway200 exhibition, 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', whilst it's at the University of Portsmouth - until 17 December 2025!
There's more on the exhibition here:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
Make sure you see our co-produced #Railway200 exhibition, 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', whilst it's at the University of Portsmouth - until 17 December 2025!
There's more on the exhibition here:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A MONTH LEFT!
Make sure you see our co-produced #Railway200 exhibition, 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', whilst it's at the University of Portsmouth - until 17 December 2025!
There's more on the exhibition here:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
Make sure you see our co-produced #Railway200 exhibition, 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', whilst it's at the University of Portsmouth - until 17 December 2025!
There's more on the exhibition here:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
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Cat Bells is one of our most popular Fells, its name may derive from 'cat bields', shelter of the wildcat; sadly extinct in the region since the 16th century
more: 'Folklore of the Lake District'
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#caturday #folklore #lakedistrict
📷 Tony Hamblin
more: 'Folklore of the Lake District'
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#caturday #folklore #lakedistrict
📷 Tony Hamblin
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Cat Bells is one of our most popular Fells, its name may derive from 'cat bields', shelter of the wildcat; sadly extinct in the region since the 16th century
more: 'Folklore of the Lake District'
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#caturday #folklore #lakedistrict
📷 Tony Hamblin
more: 'Folklore of the Lake District'
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#caturday #folklore #lakedistrict
📷 Tony Hamblin
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Delamere Forest postcard, c1910
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Delamere Forest postcard, c1910
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
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Bridge over the canal, Chester
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Bridge over the canal, Chester
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
Hello Friday folk! Here's a photograph of a cyclist on a bridge that crosses the Shropshire Union canal at Chester from 2021. Have a great day! 🚴
#Scape #cityscape #canals #Chester #Cheshire #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #monochrome #HappyMemories
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Gorton Monastery, Manchester, 1915 (Manchester Libraries).
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Gorton Monastery, Manchester, 1915 (Manchester Libraries).
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Canal Boat Diaries, by Robbie Cumming
Lovely slow TV show while Robbie navigates the canals of the UK. He also writes and plays the gentle backing music. If you haven't seen it, it's a delight! BBC4 and I-Player, I think. 🎵🎶🎵
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #ClassicMono #canals #Cheshire
Lovely slow TV show while Robbie navigates the canals of the UK. He also writes and plays the gentle backing music. If you haven't seen it, it's a delight! BBC4 and I-Player, I think. 🎵🎶🎵
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #ClassicMono #canals #Cheshire
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Canal Boat Diaries, by Robbie Cumming
Lovely slow TV show while Robbie navigates the canals of the UK. He also writes and plays the gentle backing music. If you haven't seen it, it's a delight! BBC4 and I-Player, I think. 🎵🎶🎵
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #ClassicMono #canals #Cheshire
Lovely slow TV show while Robbie navigates the canals of the UK. He also writes and plays the gentle backing music. If you haven't seen it, it's a delight! BBC4 and I-Player, I think. 🎵🎶🎵
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #ClassicMono #canals #Cheshire
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Road to Mum, by Manchester-based artist Jen Orpin. #WomensArt
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Road to Mum, by Manchester-based artist Jen Orpin. #WomensArt
Delamere Forest postcard, c1910
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Delamere Forest postcard, c1910
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest
Sticking with an Autumnal feel, this wonderful #postcard by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd gives a view of Vale Royal, Delamere Forest. No artist name given, the original is likely an oil painting, still lovely.
#Cheshire #postcards #autumn #DelamereForest