News & Notices
Posted 1 June 2023
As part of Chester's Heritage Festival, there will be a walk of Chester's Walls, talking about the Great Siege of 1643-46, the Battle of Rowton Moor, and how Langdale got his cavalry across the Dee, apparently unnoticed by his foes.
The date : Saturday 24th June, starting from King Charles' Tower at 10.30 am, at gentle pace, we should conclude at the High Cross about 12.30. The walk is free, but donations to Battlefields Trust would be welcome. As part of the Festival, Chester Castle should be open to the public too. Because of various flights of steps, the Walls Walk is not wheelchair - friendly, unfortunately. Booking is not necessary.
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Posted 15 January 2022
A new book is now available via Amazon Books UK - 'The Norman Earls of Chester and their Barons'. In addition to chapters on each of the seven earls and the barons there are sections on the creation of the forests and avowries in Cheshire. It also contains some useful appendices on the Domesday holdings of the first earl of Chester and his barons in the county and elsewhere in England, along with a 16/17th century poem on the 'doings' of the earls.
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Posted 17 September 2021
It is with regret that we must report the sad death of Morris Garratt.
He was well known in local history circles across the North West - a most knowledgeable gentleman and a good friend.
He was a longstanding member of the executive committee of the Cheshire Local History Association and its precursor the local history committee of Cheshire Community Council. He made a significant contribution to local history in the North West. He was a local studies librarian by profession and had a long association with many local history societies particularly Stockport Historical and the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian societies as well as Bramhall Hall. He will be missed.
The funeral service will take place on Friday 24 September 2021 at Stockport Crematorium and a memorial to his late wife Eileen who passed away during the pandemic.
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Posted 23 October 2020