JANICE Hayes, principal manager at Warrington Museum, has produced another in her series of illustrated books on the town’s past.
“Warrington in 50 Buildings” explores the history of the town’s rich and vibrant community through a careful selection of its greatest architectural treasures – including some which sadly no longer exist.
From the palatial 18th century Town Hall to the unique transporter bridge, Ms Hayes guides the reader on a tour of Warrington’s historic buildings and modern architectural marvels. Churches, theatres, pubs, long-gone cinemas and old relics of the town’s industrial heyday…all are examined alongside the innovative buildings of the 21st century.
The book is a veritable goldmine for anyone interested in Warrington’s heritage and does much to challenge the views of those who in recent times have tried to suggest the town has little or no culture.
Historians of the future will owe a great debt to books like this, and others written by Janice Hayes, as they will play an important role in helping to maintain the ongoing chronicle of the borough.
Warrington in 1772 - a picture from the Museum and Art Gallery reproduced in the book
New book explores the town’s past through its buildings
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