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Halton Grange Page 1 of 4 SITE NAME: Address Halton Grange (Runcorn Town Hall), Heath Road, Runcorn, WA7 5TD Unitary Authority
SITE NAME: Halton Grange (Runcorn Town Hall), Heath Road, Runcorn, WA7 5TD Address Unitary Halton Borough Council Authority: Parish: Runcorn Location: 0.5km south of Runcorn Town centre Grid Ref: SJ 518 820. Owner: Halton Borough Council Recorder: JC Date of Site Visit 20.04.2016 Date of Report: 29/04/17 Summary Halton Grange was built in the 1850s as a residential property for a local soap manufacturer. The grounds were laid out in 1853-4 by Edward Kemp. In 1932 the property and a small portion of the surrounding land were sold to Runcorn District Council who took it over as council offices. Many original features survive inside the building and elements of Kemp’s layout and features remain in the grounds. The kitchen garden has been lost to council offices. Halton Grange is now known as Runcorn Town Hall and belongs to Halton Borough Council. Principal remaining features House, listed Grade II (List Entry Number: 1104859) The long walk Sandstone retaining wall with niche Sections of wall associated with the kitchen garden and outbuildings An ornamental pond Parkland trees History (numbers in brackets refer to images, letters in brackets refer to maps) The earliest record in the deeds of Halton Grange is August 1778 when Thomas Fearnhead was granted a tenancy of land owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, by The Court of the Manor of Halton. In December 1780, the tenancy passed to Daniel Orred and then to his nephew, George Orred upon his death. The total land holding was described as 14 Cheshire acres. At the Manor Court in 1836 evidence was given of the grant to George Orred of the tenancy, of its subsequent transfer to William Johnson (victualler) for £1,900, and of a further transfer to Francis Salkeld (grocer) in 1830 for the sum of £3,720. -
Halton Village CAA and MP:Layout 1.Qxd
Halton Village Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan 1 HALTON VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC CONSULTATION DRAFT 2008 This document has been produced in partnership with Donald Insall Associates ltd, as it is based upon their original appraisal completed in april 2008. if you wish to see a copy of the original study, please contact Halton Borough Council's planning and policy division. Cover Photo courtesy of Norton Priory Museum Trust and Donald Insall Associates. Operational Director Environmental Health and Planning Environment Directorate Halton Borough Council Rutland House Halton Lea Runcorn WA7 2GW www.halton.gov.uk/forwardplanning 2 CONTENTS APPENDICES PREFACE 1.7 NEGATIVE FACTORS A Key Features Plans Background to the Study 1.7.1 Overview B Gazetteer of Listed Scope and Structure of the Study 1.7.2 Recent Development Buildings Existing Designations and Legal 1.7.3 Unsympathetic Extensions C Plan Showing Contribution Framework for Conservation Areas 1.7.4 Unsympathetic Alterations of Buildings to the and the Powers of the Local Authority 1.7.5 Development Pressures Character of the What Happens Next? 1.7.6 Loss Conservation Area 1.8 CONCLUSION D Plan Showing Relative Ages PART 1 CONSERVATION AREA of Buildings APPRAISAL PART 2 CONSERVATION AREA E Plans Showing Existing and MANAGEMENT PLAN Proposed Conservation 1.1 LOCATION Area Boundaries 1.1.1 Geographic Location 2.1 INTRODUCTION F Plan Showing Area for 1.1.2 Topography and Geology 2.2 GENERAL MANAGEMENT Proposed Article 4 1.1.3 General -
Runcorn History Research 1. Primary Sources A
RUNCORN HISTORY RESEARCH 1. PRIMARY SOURCES A. Parliamentary A. 1 Acts and Orders of Parliament Inclosure Halton or Moor Moss Act 1816 Runcorn Improvement Act 1852 Runcorn Commissioners Act 1893 Local Government Board Provisional Orders (Confirmation No. 8)Act 1895 Cheshire Constabulary 1852 Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks Act 1865 Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks (Capital) Act 1870 Runcorn District Water Board Act 1923 Runcorn & District Water Board Act 1962 Runcorn Gas Act 1847 Runcorn Gas Act 1885 Runcorn & Weston Lighting (draft) Order 1910 Runcorn Urban & Runcorn Rural Electric Light Order 1910 Electric Lighting Orders (Confirmation No. 1) Act 1910 Widnes and Runcorn Bridge Act 1900 Widnes and Runcorn Bridge(Transfer) Act 1911 Ministry of Health Provisional Orders (No.8) 13.5.1921 Provisional Order for Altering Widnes and Runcorn Bridge Act 1900 and Widnes and Runcorn Bridge (Transfer) Act 1911. 1921 Tramways (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act 1920 Cheshire & Lancashire County Councils (Runcorn – Widnes Bridge) Act 1947 Runcorn - Widnes Bridge Act 1955 Chester and Warrington Turnpike Act 1786 Runcorn and Northwich Turnpike Act 1818 Weston Point Light Railway, Order 1920 Upper Mersey Navigation Act 1876 Weaver Navigation Act 1720 Weaver Navigation Act 1760 Weaver Navigation Act 1807 Weaver Navigation Act 1840 Weaver Navigation Act 1866 Weaver Navigation Act 1928 Bridgewater Trust (ref. Weston Canal) Act 1857 The Bridgewater Canal (Waterloo Bridge) (Local Enactments) Order 1973 Manchester Ship Canal Act 1885 Manchester Ship -
Community Archaeological Excavation
Community Archaeological Excavation Halton Castle, Runcorn Client: Norton Priory Museum and Gardens Technical Report: Sarah Cattell Report No: 24/2015 1 Site Location: Land situated within the ancient scheduled monument of Halton Castle, Castle Road, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1SX. NGR: SJ 53756 82035 Internal Ref: (SA 24/2015) Proposal: Archaeological Evaluation Planning Ref: N/A Prepared for: Norton Priory Museum and Gardens Document Title: Halton Castle, Runcorn - Community Excavation Document Type: Archaeological Excavation Report. Version: Version 1.0 Author: Sarah Cattell. Position: Project Officer Date: November 2016 Signed:………………….. Approved by: Adam J Thompson BA Hons, MA, MIFA Position: Director of Archaeology Date: November 2016 Signed:………………….. Copyright: Copyright for this document remains with Salford Archaeology, University of Salford. Contact: Salford Archaeology, University of Salford, Room LG25, Peel Building, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WX. Telephone: 0161 295 2545 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This document has been prepared by the Salford Archaeology, University of Salford for the titled project or named part thereof and should not be used or relied upon for any other project without an independent check being undertaken to assess its suitability and the prior written consent and authority obtained from the Salford Archaeology. The University of Salford accepts no responsibility or liability for the consequences of this document being used for a purpose other than those for which it was commissioned. Other persons/parties using or relying on this document for other such purposes agrees, and will by such use or reliance be taken to confirm their agreement to indemnify the University of Salford for all loss or damage resulting therefrom. -
History of the Manchester Ship Canal, from Its Inception to Its Completion
HISTORY OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL SIR BOSDIN LEECH to of tbe of Toronto lo. C . -CT : HISTORY OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL " Floreat Semper Mancunium DANIEL ADAMSON, FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY. Elliott & Fry. Frontispiece. HISTORY OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL FROM ITS INCEPTION TO ITS COMPLETION WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES BY SIR BOSDIN LEECH NUMEROUS PLANS, PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN TWO VOLUMES VOL I. 1*1 a s MANCHESTER AND LONDON: SHERRATT & HUGHES 1907 THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY PRESS LIMITED THESE VOLUMES ARE DEDICATED TO THE LORD MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER IN COMMEMORATION OF THE PUBLIC SPIRIT DISPLAYED BY THAT CITY IN COMING TO THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL AT A CRITICAL STATE OF ITS AFFAIRS, AND IN THE HOPE THAT THEIR EXAMPLE MAY STIMULATE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SIMILAR LOCAL PATRIOTISM PREFACE. early struggles and ultimate triumph of the Manchester Ship Canal consti- THEtute a subject of absorbing interest. In the history of Manchester, and indeed of South Lancashire as a whole, no other event or enterprise can compare with it in its far-reaching effects. The story, too, in many respects contains all the elements of a romance. It is the relation of a desperate and almost hopeless fight against opposi- tion of the most powerful and uncompromising character, and it is meet that the names and qualities of the men engaged in the strife, and the nature of the difficulties which they encountered and overcame, should find a permanent record. To rescue both individuals and incidents from oblivion, and to give a connected narrative of the course of events from the conception to the completion of the canal, is the object of the present work. -
Remains, Historical & Literary
GENEALOGY COLLECTION Cj^ftljnm ^Ofiftg, ESTABLISHED MDCCCXLIII. FOR THE PUBLICATION OF HISTORICAL AND LITERARY REMAINS CONNECTED WITH THE PALATINE COUNTIES OF LANCASTER AND CHESTEE. patrons. The Right Hon. and Most Rev. The ARCHBISHOP of CANTERURY. His Grace The DUKE of DEVONSHIRE, K.G.' The Rt. Rev. The Lord BISHOP of CHESTER. The Most Noble The MARQUIS of WESTMINSTER, The Rf. Hon. LORD DELAMERE. K.G. The Rt. Hon. LORD DE TABLEY. The Rt. Hon. The EARL of DERBY, K.G. The Rt. Hon. LORD SKELMERSDALE. The Rt. Hon. The EARL of CRAWFORD AND The Rt. Hon. LORD STANLEY of Alderlev. BALCARRES. SIR PHILIP DE M ALPAS GREY EGERTON, The Rt. Hon. LORD STANLEY, M.P. Bart, M.P. The Rt. Rev. The Lord BISHOP of CHICHESTER. GEORGE CORNWALL LEGH, Esq , M,P. The Rt. Rev. The Lord BISHOP of MANCHESTER JOHN WILSON PATTEN, Esq., MP. MISS ATHERTON, Kersall Cell. OTounctl. James Crossley, Esq., F.S.A., President. Rev. F. R. Raines, M.A., F.S.A., Hon. Canon of ^Manchester, Vice-President. William Beamont. Thomas Heywood, F.S.A. The Very Rev. George Hull Bowers, D.D., Dean of W. A. Hulton. Manchester. Rev. John Howard Marsden, B.D., Canon of Man- Rev. John Booker, M.A., F.S.A. Chester, Disney Professor of Classical Antiquities, Rev. Thomas Corser, M.A., F.S.A. Cambridge. John Hakland, F.S.A. Rev. James Raine, M.A. Edward Hawkins, F.R.S., F.S.A., F.L.S. Arthur H. Heywood, Treasurer. William Langton, Hon. Secretary. EULES OF THE CHETHAM SOCIETY. 1. -
Ge from the Chair ______
HALTON NEWSLETTER ___________________ July 2021 Widnes Library (Photo courtesy of Chris Lewis (Halton u3a Secretary) Message from the Chair ___________________________________________ When you read this we will have passed Freedom Day and be taking steps back to life BC (Before Covid). In common with many of you Chris and I will be proceeding with caution. Much as we would prefer real freedom, we know from experience in our family that you can get Covid twice and being double vaccinated does not give 100% protection. However humans are social beings and not meant to live in isolation. We have started travelling and it will not surprise you to know that trains were involved. On Thursday, 8th July 2021 we travelled to London and the following day took a nostalgic trip behind a steam engine to Weymouth. Careful planning allowed us to meet family and friends we have not seen for nearly two years over the course of a long weekend. On Saturday, 17th July 2021, we treated ourselves to travelling on a reconstruction of the Blue Pullman, a luxury journey to Cardiff. It was not a steam engine but it still managed to break down for two hours in the middle of nowhere on the return journey. This meant we arrived in Crewe two minutes after the last train left for Warrington. Despite having paid a large amount of money for the day, the attitude of the train management was 'that is your problem'. Luckily for us we had kind friends on the train who had left their car in Crewe. They drove us home before going back to Sandbach. -
8716 the London Gazette, November 23, 1909
8716 THE LONDON GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 23, 1909. and approaches canying Bridge-street over the Parish of Walton Superior.—Walton Bridge? Bridgewatcr Canal, Doctor's Bridge and ap- and approaches carrying Halton and Walton- proaches cairying Green way-road over the road over the Bridgewater Canal; Hough's Bridgewater Canal, Waterloo Bridge and ap- Bridge and approaches carrying Hough's- proaches carrying Waterloo-road or Station- lane over Bridgewater Canal. road over the Bridgewater Canal, bridge and Parish of Stockton Heath.—Stockton Bridge- approaches carrying Creemvay-road over the and approaches carrying the Northwich-road London and North Western Railway, bridge and over the Bridgewater Canal, Red-lane Bridge approaches carrying Heath-road over the Lon- and approaches carrying Red-lane over Bridge- don and North-Western. Eailway, bridge and water Canal. approaches carrying footpath from Balfour- Parish of Thelwall.—Shepherdsbank Bridges- street over tho London ard North Western and approaches carrying the Warrington-roadl Railway to Pico\v-street, Victoria-road Bridge over the London and North Western Railway and approaches carrying Victoria-road over (Warrington and Stockport branch) and over the Bridgewater Canal. the old railway siding. (b) Railways.—So ranch of the railway Parish of Grappenhall.—Bridge and ap- sidings, bridges and approaches as cross the proaches carrying Bellhouse-lane over- the Runcorn and Weston Canal near the Delamere Bridgewater Canal. Dock and so much of the railway sidings as run Parish of Bartington.—Bridge and ap- along or across on the level the above-mentioned proaches carrying Warrington and Acton-road? road running from the Weston-road to the Salt over the Trent and Mersey Canal. -
Kelly's Directory
KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF CHESHIRE, 1902. , . VVITH COLORED MAP PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK. KELLY'S DIRECTORIES LIMITED, 182, 183 AND 184, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, w.e. BRANCH OFFICES:- BIRMINGHAM: 13, TEMPLE STREET. LEEDS: 29, EAST PARADE. LIVERPOOL: lOA, SOUTH CASTLE S'!'RI<:ET. SHEFFIELD: 44, CHURCH STREET. MANCHESTER: 37, BROWN STREE'l" GLASGOW: 137, WEST REGENT S'fREET. AND AT HULL, ETC.. ETC. PARIS: 45BIS, RUE DES SAINTS-PERES. HAMBURG: (KELLY & 00.), BRANDS'fWIBTIl1 44. NEW YORK: (KELLY & 00.), 5, BEEKMA~ STREET. TORONTO (OANADA): 71, VICTORIA STREET. PRICE EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS, ," \ LONDON: KELLY'S DIREOTORIES LIMITED, PRINTERS, 182, 183 & 184, HIGH HOLBORN, W.O., ..ulD MIDDLE MILL, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES. PREFACE. --e-- THE Proprietors trust that the present~the Sixth-Edition of Kelly's Directory of the County of CHESHIRE may be found equal in accuracy to the previous ones. It comprises a general account of the County, with the Hundreds and Poor Law Unions, a sketch of its geological features, and a description of the Cathedral of Chester, and further all places in the County, alphabetically arranged, with lists of the Inhabitants, both Private Residents and those engaged in Commerce and Trade. Under each Parish the Division of the County (as formed under the provisions of the" Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885), the Hundred, Union, and County Court District, the Diocese, Arch deaconry and Rural Deanery are given, as also the College and University of every Beneficed Clergyman, as far as they can be ascertained, and the names of the Parish Clerks; and lists of the Farm Bailiffs of Gentlemen farming their own land have been added. -
Initial Proposals for New Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in the North West Contents
Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the North West Contents Summary 3 1 What is the Boundary Commission for England? 5 2 Background to the 2018 Review 7 3 Initial proposals for the North West 11 Initial proposals for the Cumbria sub‑region 12 Initial proposals for the Lancashire sub‑region 13 Initial proposals for the Merseyside (less the Wirral) 15 sub‑region Initial proposals for the Greater Manchester, 16 Wirral and Cheshire sub‑region 4 How to have your say 23 Annex A: Initial proposals for constituencies, 27 including wards and electorates Glossary 44 Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the North West 1 Summary Who we are and what we do What is changing in the North West? The Boundary Commission for England is an independent and impartial The North West has been allocated 68 non‑departmental public body which is constituencies – a reduction of seven from responsible for reviewing Parliamentary the current number. constituency boundaries in England. Due to the significant change required The 2018 Review throughout the region, our proposals leave 14 of the 75 existing constituencies We have the task of periodically reviewing unchanged. the boundaries of all the Parliamentary constituencies in England. We are currently As it has not always been possible to conducting a review on the basis of rules allocate whole numbers of constituencies set by Parliament in 2011. The rules tell to individual counties, we have grouped us that we must make recommendations some county and local authority areas for new Parliamentary constituency into sub‑regions. The number of boundaries in September 2018. -
ELECTORAL REVIEW of HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Submission on Ward Patterns to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
ELECTORAL REVIEW OF HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Submission on ward patterns to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England August 2018 1 | P a g e Halton Today Halton Borough Council was created in 1974. The Cheshire (Boroughs of Halton and Warrington) (Structural Change) Order 1996 created a unitary authority for Halton which came into existence on 1 April 1998. The council serves a population of 125,700 covering the two towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the Parishes of Hale, Halebank, Preston Brook, Moore, Daresbury and Sandymoor. The two towns of Widnes and Runcorn face each other across the River Mersey. The borough benefits from excellent connectivity and transport infrastructure. There are good road and rail connections to London (less than 2 hours by train) and Birmingham. Similarly there is good proximity and access to airports at Liverpool and Manchester and to the Merseyside seaports. Halton is also part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. This is one of the few City Regions to have secured a Devolution Agreement with the Government, meaning decision making and resources around key priorities are managed locally. The initial Devolution Agreement in November 2015 secured £900 million of funding over the next 30 years and identified a number of priority areas where resources and decision making would be devolved to us. These are employment and skills, housing and planning, transport, innovation, business growth and support, energy, culture and finance. The borough has inherited a difficult legacy from its industrial past, particularly social and economic problems. With changes to industry and employment the borough has comparatively high levels of deprivation. -
Thomas' Hunting Diary, 1905-1906
THOMAS' HUNTING DIARY 1905^1906. !/• fC EDITED BY WALTER M. MAY and ARTHUR W. COATEN. ILLUSTRATED BY MISS DOROTHY HARDY. Price 2/6 Net. PUBLISHED AT "THE COUNTY GENTLEMAN AND LAND AND WATER" OFFICE. 4 AND 5 DEAN STREET, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C. " i»>iiii i ii;ii . ^ CO Telegraphic Address: " BROWBOUND, LONDON." Telephone: 78+ MAYFAIR. Huntiiig Hats TO H. M THE KING Herbert Johnson, ^^^^>«00ro^^ ^"T"% 38 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W. B .ou'^^f^o^^^ H.R.H. The es of Denmark, Leopold of Prussia, H.I.H. The i Frederick H.R H. The lias of Greece. of Clarence and .Avondale, K.G. H.R.H rriiK ie etc., etc. CAMBROyE I7A:CC\RK Htmtiitg and 1{i(Jing Hats. {Yiarhcd success obtained in the fitting of Cadies' Riding I^ats. nylleasuri-s of /lead tal^en by a ne-w method •xhich has proved highly successful in the most difficult eases. ii ( ) ^^ IBv lU'pomtmcnt to ?; ^^ V V "-^f. '!', >o^ '^., iS?' '^O >>"-" ^' HIS MAJESTY THE RING, md H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Benson & Hedges,ltd. Importers ofHavana Cigars IN ALL THE LEADING BRANDS. (A LARGE VARIETY SUITABLE FOR HUNTING PURPOSES). Manufacturers &f Importers of Oriental Cigarettes Special Brands: CAIRO EL HOUSSOUN (ClUidcl Trcldc iMark) MAGNOLIA EL KAHLA NEW YORK LONDON MONTREAL 17 West 31ST Street 13 Old Bond Street 183 St. James Street 509 Fifth Avenue W. 74 Broadway 4- THOMAS HUNTING DIARY 1905^1906. EDITED BY WALTER M. MAY and ARTHUR W. COATEN. ILLUSTRATED BY MISS DOROTHY HARDY. PUBLISHED AT "THE COUNTY GENTLEMAN AND LAND AND WATER" OFFICE.