Cheshire Collection (page 2)

Capesthorne, Cheshire, home of the Davenport family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, home of Baron Tollemache, c1880. Designed in the style of a castle of the time of Edward I by the Gothic Revival architect Anthony Salvin

The choir, Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, 1924-1926. The choir of Chester Cathedral was built between 1283 and 1315 and was designed by Richard Lenginour

16th Century timberwork at Little Moreton, 1925. Artist: Joseph Nash
16th Century timberwork at Little Moreton, 1925. Little Moreton Hall at Congleton in Cheshire, a 15th century moated manor house originally built for Sir Richard Moreton

Bishop Lloyds Palace, Chester, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Monument to the late Duke of Westminster, Eccleston Church, Eccleston, Cheshire, 1902-1903. Artist: William Griggs
Monument to the late Duke of Westminster, Eccleston Church, Cheshire, 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8

Tirley Court, Cheshire: South Front, 1906. Artist: Charles Edward Mallows
Tirley Court, Cheshire: South Front, 1906. A design by renowned Arts & Crafts architect Charles Edward Mallows (1864-1915). From The Studio Volume 42 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907-8]

Chester Cathedral, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Bramall Hall, Cheshire, home of the Davenport family, c1880. The oldest parts of the timber framed manor house date from the 14th century

Eaton Hall, Cheshire, home of the Duke of Westminster, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Subsidence in London Road, Northwich, 1905. Artist: Jeffries
Subsidence in London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, 1905

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

Gods Providence House, Chester, c1920s. During an outbreak of the plague during the 17th century, it is said that not a house in the city was spared except for this one in Watergate Street

King Charles I Tower, Chester, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings

Monster festival for railway employes at Crewe, 1861. Banqueting tables full of workers at Crewe, one of the main interchanges, and the home of many railway employees

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

Inside a Cheshire salt mine, 1889. Miners are gathering loose rock salt after blasting, and loading it into a horse-drawn tub for hoisting to the surface

Rock Salt: Refining salt, Northwich, Cheshire, England, c19th century

The Cathedral, Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 19th century
The Cathedral, Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, showing the pillars of salt that have been left to support the ceiling of the cavern which has been left after the excavation of rock

Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire, 1886. 1: general view of works; 2: display at Liverpool Exhibition; 3: frame room; 4: stamping; 5: packaging room; 6

The aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. Artist: William Orme
The aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. A man and woman watch a boat being pulled over the aqueduct by a horse; their little boy plays with a dog

Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift)

Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift)

Silver Ghost Rolls Royce at Rally, Cheshire, England, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Silver Ghost Rolls Royce at Rally, Cheshire, England, c1960. The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost chassis was first made at Royces Manchester works, with production moving to Derby in July 1908

Window detail at St. Chads Church, Farndon, Cheshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Window detail at St. Chads Church, Farndon, Cheshire, 20th century. Famdon church is dedicated to St Chad, who died in AD 672 and is a Grade II Listed Building

Interior of Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, c1880. This shows how pillars of rock have been left to support the roof

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