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| Warrington 'Peeps in the Past' Our Heritage looks briefly at the town's early beginnings and how industry
shaped the course of the river and the future of Warrington Using unique archive film this video allows us to travel back in time. Look once again at the trams in Bridge Street. Re-visit Parr Hall in 1895 - the pomp and ceremony of the handing over of the keys by Mr Parr to the Lord Mayor How did they test the new bridge in 1915? witness the Royal visits of 1913, 1938 and 1945. Warrington's early walking days, the coronation celebrations of 1953, did you get caught on camera? Hear the story of how the town got its' splendid golden gates. You won't believe the prices of cars in 1937. Hire purchase? It's the latest way to pay! Can you remember the queues of traffic at Wilderspool level crossing in the 1940's? What was the town like before traffic lights? Were you an eye-witness to the sinking of the 'Mary Cooper' in the Manchester Ship Canal? Thousands line the streets for George Formby's final curtain after his death at the age of 56 on March 6th 1961 See the beginning of the re-development of the town centre in 1973. How did Leigh Street look before the multi-storey car park? Be there as Prince Charles and Lady Diana open the Golden Square Shopping Centre in 1984. There is much much more in this superbly narrated video. |
