Wednesday 23 March 2016

Visit to Lion Salt Works 28 April

We have booked a tour around this newly restored museum for the morning of 28 April.

The Lion Salt Works is a restored historic open-pan salt making site, in the village of Marston, close to Northwich. The site lies adjacent to the Trent and Mersey Canal, close to Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse, and the historic Anderton Boat Lift.
This £10.23 million project opened in June 2015 offering a fascinating journey through the life of the country’s last open-pan salt making site.

Follow Lion Salt Works link to see more details.
 
The museum opens at 10:30 so there is an opportunity for coffee before our tour at 11:00. The tour should take just over an hour and then there will be a chance to browse.

We could either have lunch in the Museum cafe or in the Salt Barge pub.

The cost will depend upon numbers but will be approximately £8.

It's about a 30 min drive to the Works. I am sure members can 'car share' as appropriate.

We need to confirm numbers by 8 April. Please could people let me (paul.bujac@virgin.net) know if they will be joining us and whether they want lunch. Please indicate cafe or pub.

 

BALH Newsletter

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Friday 18 March 2016

David Starkey at the Crewe Lyceum 22nd May

Members might be interested to learn that David Starkey, the historian and broadcaster, will be giving a talk in Crewe. For more details please follow this link David Starkey Crewe

The Bibby Line 24th March

Our speaker will be Christina Spencer who has been the archivist for the Bibby Line group of companies. Sir Harold and Lady Bibby lived locally in Tilstone Lodge when Sir Harold was Chairman of this famous shipping line.

 As usual, the talk will be at 7:30 in Tiverton Village Hall and non-members are very welcome.

Wednesday 2 March 2016

The Gentry of Cheshire 25 February

Our scheduled speaker was unfortunately indisposed so Doug Haynes kindly stepped in at the last minute.

Bob Welch writes:

The meeting went very well and as usual Doug gave a very good talk.

His Talk was about the leading Gentry in Cheshire and their family histories back to the Norman Conquest when Hugh Lupus became the first Earl of Chester along with his 10 Barons. The families included the Tollemaches/ Wilbrahams, Cholmondeleys, Grosvenors, Crewes and Delves-Broughtons. He explained how a number could trace their ancestry back to the Norman Barons, how they in effect ruled the county including providing supplying a large number of the County's MPs right up to the Great Reform Act of 1832.

He went on to talk about their homes, castles and estates most of which survive to this day.
It was interesting to hear what in influence these families had on the county over many, many generations. Apparently the "Cheshire Gentry" were well known throughout the whole country.

The whole talk was illustrated with many photos, maps and contemporary comments.