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Warrington Collection

"Warrington: A Tapestry of History, Nature, and Sporting Excellence" Nestled in the heart of Cheshire, a town that boasts a rich tapestry of history

Background imageWarrington Collection: Thelwall Viaduct, UK

Thelwall Viaduct, UK
Thelwall Viaduct, Warrington, Cheshire, UK. This bridge carries the M6 motorway across the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal

Background imageWarrington Collection: Manchester Ship Canal

Manchester Ship Canal
Construction scene : the works at Latchford, near Warrington

Background imageWarrington Collection: Northwich Swing Bridge

Northwich Swing Bridge
A scene on the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington, Cheshire, England, showing the Northwich Road Swing Bridge, opened to allow a large vessel to pass along the canal. Date: 1950s

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington Lodge (Colonnade Hotel), Maida Vale, London

Warrington Lodge (Colonnade Hotel), Maida Vale, London
Warrington Lodge (Colonnade Hotel), Maida Vale, West London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageWarrington Collection: Wilderspool Stadium - Warrington Wolves Rugby League

Wilderspool Stadium - Warrington Wolves Rugby League
Wilderspool Stadium was a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium

Background imageWarrington Collection: Wigan Warrington Road early 1900s

Wigan Warrington Road early 1900s

Background imageWarrington Collection: Public arms: Thetford; Tiverton; Warrington; Berwick-upon-Tweed; Wisbech (engraving)

Public arms: Thetford; Tiverton; Warrington; Berwick-upon-Tweed; Wisbech (engraving)
6008991 Public arms: Thetford; Tiverton; Warrington; Berwick-upon-Tweed; Wisbech (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured)

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured)
1198423 Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77) (after); 26.5x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Background imageWarrington Collection: Houses on Cobbled Street

Houses on Cobbled Street
A woman waits outside a terraced house on a cobbled street in Warrington, Cheshire Date: circa 1960

Background imageWarrington Collection: 7th Earl Stamford

7th Earl Stamford
GEORGE HARRY GREY, seventh earl of STAMFORD and third of Warrington racing enthusiast Date: 1827 - 1883

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warington and Augustus Smyth Powell

Warington and Augustus Smyth Powell
Pencil drawing of Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and Augustus Smyth Powell (1849-1863), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta

Background imageWarrington Collection: Interior at New College Lane, Oxford

Interior at New College Lane, Oxford
Watercolour sketch of an interior at New College Lane, Oxford, showing Reverend Baden Powell and his wife (they married in 1846), with five children

Background imageWarrington Collection: The White Star Line Iron Clipper Tayleur, 1850

The White Star Line Iron Clipper Tayleur, 1850
3330908 The White Star Line Iron Clipper Tayleur, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the White Star Line Iron Clipper Tayleur, being launched from the Bank Quay Foundry Co.'s Yard, Mersey)

Background imageWarrington Collection: George Harrison, once a member of The Beatles, pictured having a cup of tea in Warrington

George Harrison, once a member of The Beatles, pictured having a cup of tea in Warrington, near his home town of Liverpool in 1976

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington WA1 3 Map

Warrington WA1 3 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Warrington WA1 3

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington WA5 9 Map

Warrington WA5 9 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Warrington WA5 9

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington WA5 1 Map

Warrington WA5 1 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Warrington WA5 1

Background imageWarrington Collection: UK, England, London, Exterior entrance doorway to a 19th Century traditional London pub and hotel

UK, England, London, Exterior entrance doorway to a 19th Century traditional London pub and hotel. Door of the The Warrington Hotel in Maida Vale

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington England Skyline

Warrington England Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imageWarrington Collection: Wilderspool Stadium Going to the Match - Warrington Wolves Rugby League

Wilderspool Stadium Going to the Match - Warrington Wolves Rugby League
Wilderspool Stadium was a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium

Background imageWarrington Collection: Sunlight soap factory at Warrington

Sunlight soap factory at Warrington

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington Sunlight Soap factory prior to moving

Warrington Sunlight Soap factory prior to moving to the Wirral Victorian period

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington Road, Wigan early 1900's

Warrington Road, Wigan early 1900's

Background imageWarrington Collection: 1840s Victorian Map of Cheshire

1840s Victorian Map of Cheshire

Background imageWarrington Collection: Warrington Rugby Team

Warrington Rugby Team, strategizing ahead of their first ever match at Wembley Stadium, the Rugby League Cup Final against Huddersfield due to be played on May 6th. Huddersfield won. Date: 1933

Background imageWarrington Collection: Advert, Peter Walker Lager

Advert, Peter Walker Lager - British brewed, best in Britain Date: circa 1910

Background imageWarrington Collection: Peter Walker & Son Warrington Ale

Peter Walker & Son Warrington Ale

Background imageWarrington Collection: Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic

Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic soap in Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Soap Works at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1907

Background imageWarrington Collection: Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886

Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886
Various scenes of the packing and distribution of Crosfield's Soap, Bank, Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1886

Background imageWarrington Collection: County Map of Cheshire, c. 1777

County Map of Cheshire, c. 1777
From The Large English Atlas: or, a new set of map of all the counties of England and Wales drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto been published

Background imageWarrington Collection: Visit of the Prince of Wales to Leicester (engraving)

Visit of the Prince of Wales to Leicester (engraving)
1623791 Visit of the Prince of Wales to Leicester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the Prince of Wales to Leicester)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Fete given at Enville Hall, by the Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving)

Fete given at Enville Hall, by the Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving)
1097639 Fete given at Enville Hall, by the Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete given at Enville Hall)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Letting in the water at Ellesmere Port, with E. L. Williams and other Engineers

Letting in the water at Ellesmere Port, with E. L. Williams and other Engineers
STC439400 Letting in the water at Ellesmere Port, with E.L. Williams and other Engineers (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Ancient Chessmen, discovered in the Mote-Hill, Warrington, Lancashire (engraving)

Ancient Chessmen, discovered in the Mote-Hill, Warrington, Lancashire (engraving)
1607454 Ancient Chessmen, discovered in the Mote-Hill, Warrington, Lancashire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Chessmen)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Partridge cochin cock

Partridge cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, E. Tudmans Talbot, first prize at Birmingham 1870, Kendal 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Background imageWarrington Collection: English Navvies and the Iron Horse (sepia photo)

English Navvies and the Iron Horse (sepia photo)
STC439408 English Navvies and the Iron Horse (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Latchford Viaduct, showing locks in distance (sepia photo)

Latchford Viaduct, showing locks in distance (sepia photo)
STC439405 Latchford Viaduct, showing locks in distance (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Pile driving, making the Gantry, looking across the Mersey to Widnes (sepia photo)

Pile driving, making the Gantry, looking across the Mersey to Widnes (sepia photo)
STC439404 Pile driving, making the Gantry, looking across the Mersey to Widnes (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Dredger at work, Ellesmere Port (sepia photo)

Dredger at work, Ellesmere Port (sepia photo)
STC439402 Dredger at work, Ellesmere Port (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho)

Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho)
2775505 Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coats of arms of British towns and cities: Carlisle, Montrose)

Background imageWarrington Collection: The Late Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving)

The Late Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving)
2795215 The Late Earl of Stamford and Warrington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Earl of Stamford and Warrington)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Burning of the Cockhedge Mill, Warrington (engraving)

Burning of the Cockhedge Mill, Warrington (engraving)
1613796 Burning of the Cockhedge Mill, Warrington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burning of the Cockhedge Mill, Warrington)

Background imageWarrington Collection: The Manchester Ship Canal, Bird s-Eye View of its Course, from Liverpool to Manchester (engraving)

The Manchester Ship Canal, Bird s-Eye View of its Course, from Liverpool to Manchester (engraving)
1624955 The Manchester Ship Canal, Bird s-Eye View of its Course, from Liverpool to Manchester (engraving) by English School

Background imageWarrington Collection: St Elfins (New) Schools, Warrington (engraving)

St Elfins (New) Schools, Warrington (engraving)
1097294 St Elfins (New) Schools, Warrington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Elfins (New) Schools, Warrington

Background imageWarrington Collection: Cheshire Hounds at Appleton Hall, Warrington

Cheshire Hounds at Appleton Hall, Warrington. The Hall belonged to Thomas Henry Lyon; when he died in 1914 the Hunt no longer met there. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWarrington Collection: Runcorn Bridge, making concrete wall (sepia photo)

Runcorn Bridge, making concrete wall (sepia photo)
STC439409 Runcorn Bridge, making concrete wall (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Walton Cutting, showing piers for swing Bridge and entrance to Warrington Docks

Walton Cutting, showing piers for swing Bridge and entrance to Warrington Docks
STC439407 Walton Cutting, showing piers for swing Bridge and entrance to Warrington Docks (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)

Background imageWarrington Collection: Sluices at Weston, largest in the World (sepia photo)

Sluices at Weston, largest in the World (sepia photo)
STC439403 Sluices at Weston, largest in the World (sepia photo) by Birtles, Thomas (1832-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Ship Canal)



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"Warrington: A Tapestry of History, Nature, and Sporting Excellence" Nestled in the heart of Cheshire, a town that boasts a rich tapestry of history, breathtaking landscapes, and a vibrant sporting culture. From its iconic landmarks to its picturesque streets, this captivating town has something for everyone. One cannot mention Warrington without acknowledging the awe-inspiring Thelwall Viaduct. This architectural marvel stands tall over the UK's Manchester Ship Canal, serving as a testament to human ingenuity and engineering prowess. Step back in time as you stroll along Wigan Warrington Road in the early 1900s. The cobbled streets whisper stories of days gone by while charming houses stand as silent witnesses to the passage of time. For those seeking refined elegance, look no further than Warrington Lodge (Colonnade Hotel) in Maida Vale, London. Immerse yourself in luxury at this historic establishment that exudes timeless charm. The public arms proudly displayed on engravings tell tales of unity and heritage. Thetford; Tiverton; Berwick-upon-Tweed; Wisbech - these names evoke images of communities bound together by shared values and aspirations. Transport yourself to another era with vivid aquatints showcasing the viaduct across Sankey Valley from 1831. These partly hand-colored prints bring to life an age when progress was measured not only by technological advancements but also by artistic expression. Wandering through New College Lane in Oxford reveals an interior steeped in knowledge and tradition. It serves as a reminder that education has always been at the core of Warrington's identity. Gaze upon the majestic skyline that defines modern-day Warrington England - a testament to growth and prosperity achieved through hard work and determination. Sports enthusiasts rejoice at Wilderspool Stadium - home to the legendary Warrington Wolves Rugby League team.