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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
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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
A colour postcard in landscape format. It uses autumnal hues of red and orange to show a view across a lovely landscape. Sigmund Hildesheimer & Co produced it, the artist is not given, sadly.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Maps, Maps, Maps!
We have a good number of maps of #Cheshire that you can view and download FREE of charge. See our website in the Bio 😊
#localhistory #maps #Saxton
A colour photograph in landscape format. It shows the elaborate cartouche from an early map of Cheshire by Christopher Saxton, dated 1577.
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Autumn 2021
We're being told that the cold weather should provide some great Autumn colour this year, in Cheshire, and everywhere else, too. This photograph is of Primrose Wood, mid-Cheshire, from November 2021. Hope that you like it 😊
#Cheshire #woodlands #Autumn #trees #landscapephotography
A colour photograph in landscape format. It shows a woodland path carpeted in red leaves, some deciduous trees clinging onto some golden yellow leaves, too. On a the far righthand side a dog walker enjoys the mild weather and the views.
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Tarporley, modern postcard
Thank you to the people and places of Tarporley for hosting our History Day Conference. It was a grand day out!
See you next year year for History Day 2026!
#LocalHistory #Cheshire #postcards
A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows five small colour photographs of places in the village of Tarporley, quaint and busy at the same time! An undamaged copy of the is postcard can be purchased from the local Post Office.
October 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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History Day, 2025 - tomorrow, 11th October!
We're looking forward to seeing our local historians for a great day of seminars, questions, local stalls and inspiration.
Our final two speakers are Mike Blackburn and Colin Schroeder (see below).
Pay on the door, £16 each, details of venue in picture. 😀
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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History Day Conference, 2025
Our second speaker will be Keith Lawrence, an expert on Cheshire's road system. His talk will be entitled "Roads Framing a County".
Tickets, £16 each, venue Tarporley CC (CW6 0AY), Saturday 11th October 2025
#localhistory #conference #Cheshire #transport
A colour photograph in portrait format. It shows a fantastic mile stone situated in Tarporley, Cheshire. It gives the distance, in miles, to local and not so local places: Tarvin 5 miles, Chester 10 miles, London 172 miles! It is painted white and stands against an old brick wall on the High Street.
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Cheshire History Day Conference, 2025
Our keynote speaker is Alan Crosby, the well known local historian. His presentation " Going with the Flow" opens our conference on Sat 11th Oct, 9.00-4.30pm. His talks are highly recommended!
For tickets, see "History Day" in our bio 😀
#LocalHistory #Cheshire
The keynote speaker for our History day Conference is Alan Crosby. The picture shows a recent photograph of him and very brief details of his local history interests.
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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DATE FOR YOUR DIARY, 2025
The date of our annual History Day #Conference will be Saturday October 11th, 2025 at Tarporley Community Centre (CW6 0AY). Tickets now available, please see our website in the bio!
Looking forward to a great day of presentations about #Transport in #Cheshire
#LocalHistory
September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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A Beeston cottage, an old postcard
A great old #postcard made by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes. Members photographed their areas to create #postcards and calendars, and they provide a wonderful snapshot of #Cheshire in the 1980s!
#WI #WomensInstitute #Beeston
A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows an old cottage with a tiled roof, black and white timbering, old stone and latticed windows near Beeston castle, Cheshire. The path to the front door is lined with red rose bushes.
August 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Happy #YorkshireDay from one historic county to another! Have a great day everyone!
#Cheshire #YorkMinster #Postcards
A black and white postcard in landscape format. It has attractive wavy edges and shows York Minster from the City Walls, possibly in the early 1960s.
August 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Queen's Park, Crewe an old postcard
A great old #postcard made by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes. Members photographed their areas to create #postcards and calendars, and they provide a wonderful snapshot of #Cheshire in the 1980s!
#WI #WomensInstitute #Crewe #parks #gardens
A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows a path through a park in Spring c1984. You can see the clock tower, two gentlemen strolling, a flowerbed of tulips, green lawns and black and white buildings. This was a project by the Cheshire Women's Institute to capture interesting places, through photographs, in the county. This photo was by Mrs M M Dickens.
July 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Tirley Garth Gardens, postcard from 1990
Just a reminder, should you need it, that many of Cheshire's historic gardens are open to the public in the summer. See link: ngs.org.uk/gardens-open...
This #postcard is by Judges of Hastings from my small collection.
#Cheshire #gardens #postcards
A colour postcard in landscape format. It shows a lake/pond surrounded by rhododendrons and other flowering shrubs. A child stands on a wooden bridge in a green jumper.
July 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Study Day, Stockport 2025
We hope that the members are enjoying their day in Stockport and visits to local museums! Have a great day everyone!
#localhistory #Stockport
June 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Old Cheshire Fingerposts
We are fortunate to have many of these traditional black and white fingerposts still guiding the way around the county. These are all mid-Cheshire examples. They most likely date to the 1930s.
#FingerpostFriday #Cheshire #signposts #CheshirePlacenames
June 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Stretton Water Mill, near Tilston Cheshire
Our map is part of the 1831 Bryant SW #Cheshire. The blue dot indicates #Stretton Water #Mill, now a fab #museum: strettonwatermill.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk
Download map for FREE from our website (see bio)
#maps #mills #CardenPark
A section of the 1831 map by Andrew Bryant, for South West Cheshire, in colour and landscape format. It shows the area in the SW of the county with villages such as Carden, Shocklach, Tilston and Farndon near the working water mill, now a museum.
May 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Kelsall Village, c1905
A colour-tinted vintage #postcard today of the centre of #Kelsall village, #Cheshire. Lots of activity here this weekend as the Chester Folk Festival comes to town, celebrating their 50th Anniversary. Happy Anniversary!
#folkmusic #Chester #morrisdancing #Ceilidh
A colour tinted vinatge postcard showing a wide cobbled road, buildings and winter trees. On the left is the Royal Oak Hotel, bowling green. A man in winter clothes stands at the roadside.
May 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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You can read an account of Beatrice's life and career in Cheshire History, no 62, 2022-2023 in an article by David Hayns. Copies of the volume available by post for £9.50: www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/Publications...
May 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Celebrating local author Beatrice Tunstall (1889-1966) today.

Beatrice was the author, in the 1930s, of several successful romantic novels set in #Cheshire. She also wrote articles of local history interest for "Cheshire Life" magazine in the 1940s. Described as "enigmatic"
#localhistory #Marbury
A combo picture of the author in head and shoulders format, side by side with a quote written in her own words about the village of Marbury near Nantwich.
May 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Scroll map, John Ogilvy, 1675.
The route is presented like an "imaginary" scroll to follow! When they were first published they were a great success! This is the Chester to Holyhead published in 1675.
You can view a zoomable version on our website for FREE!
See: www.cheshirehistory.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Meeting at Nantwich Museum, 25th April 2025.

Our next meeting will be at #Nantwich Museum and will include a talk by Graham Dodd about Tudor Nantwich. It will be followed by a short AGM.

All members welcome!

1.45 for 2pm start, 29 Pillory St, Nantwich CW5 5BQ
#localhistory
April 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Cheshire Day, 2025
It's #CheshireDay everyone! We have a wonderful county to call home, with so much history and interest! Have a great day, wherever you are today!
#postcards #Cheshire #localhistory
A colour clide with a combination od old postcards with Cheshire interest. Clockwise from the top left: Birkenhead Park, Alice in Wonderland & Lewis Carroll, Crewe Railway engine, Cat & Fiddle Inn Peak District, Beeston castle painting, and Bunbury village multi-view postcard.
March 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Sunset, Cheshire c1984
This lovely #postcard is one of a large series taken by members of Cheshire WI c1984. Photographer was Miss M I Parker of Timbersbrook WI and the #photograph could possibly be Holy Trinity Church, near #Congleton, in silhouette. A very nice image!
#Postcards #Cheshire #sunsets
A colour postcard by Judges of Hastings showing a sunset sky of gold and pink hues. An small chapel or church is silhouetted against the sky.
March 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Spring & Nature in Cheshire
Now meteorlogical Spring, I was reminded of A W Boyd's classic book about nature "A country Parish: #GreatBudworth", published in 1951. Following themes of natural history it is a snapshot of the environment here in Cheshire in the 1950s.
#Spring #Cheshire #Nature
A slide with three images on a green background. Left hand side is a title page of a book, middle is a plate with two colour photographs, and right is a black and white image with two plates of birds and their nests.
March 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Chester: Town Crier at the Cross, c1980s
A great little vintage postcard of the official Town Crier amusing the crowd at the ancient Cross, #Chester. In the summer he makes a daily proclamation. Photo by Mrs M Daugherty, of Hadlow Green Women's Institute.
#WI #postcards #TownCrier #architecture
A colour postcard from the 1980s showing a crowd of onlookers standing on a pavement listening and smiling to the Town Crier, standing at ancient stone cross wearing full regalia and reading from a scroll.
March 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Zoom Talk, Thurs 20 Feb 2025
Dr Harry Parkin will be conducting a FREE Zoom talk for members on "Surnames, language & identity in Cheshire" next week.
If you're not yet a member it only costs £10 to join (details on our website in Bio). Join soon & you can attend the talk 😀
A picture of two parts. The first one is a chart showing the variations of the name WRAY found in old documents, the second is a jolly postcard with a colourful map of Cheshire.
February 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM