Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
Anne Crewe's great-grandson, John Crewe (1742–1829), was created the first Baron Crewe in 1806. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] A prominent Whig politician, he was a lifelong friend and supporter of Charles James Fox ; [ 24 ] his wife Frances Crewe (née Greville ; 1748–1818) was a famous beauty and political hostess who gave lavish entertainments at the hall.
Until the Grand Junction Railway established a railway station in 1837, Crewe was a "tiny township with a few farms". [2] There are only two listed buildings dating from before the arrival of the railway: a much altered farmhouse that probably originated in the 16th century [ 3 ] and a timber-framed farmhouse dating from the late 17th century ...
Crewe Business Park is a 67-acre site with offices, research and IT manufacturing. Major corporations with a presence in the park include Air Products, Barclays, and Fujitsu. The 12 acre Crewe Gates Industrial Estate is adjacent to Crewe Business Park, with smaller industry including the ice cream van manufacturer Whitby Morrison. The Weston ...
Christ Church Tower is a Gothic Revival church tower in Prince Albert Street, Crewe, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1877 for Christ Church parish church, and retained when much of the church was demolished in 1977. Within the shell of the former church there is now a memorial garden. [1]
Crewe Station A: Open for display purposes, this box was moved onto the site after closure in 1985. Crewe North Junction: Built in 1939 and designed to withstand the Luftwaffe bombs of World War II, the box is constructed out of concrete and has an 46 cm (18") thick roof and 38 cm (15") thick walls. Located between the West Coast Main Line and ...
After significant industrial growth, largely following the construction of the railway station which had opened in 1837, [2] Crewe became a municipal borough in 1877. [3] In this context, civic leaders decided to procure municipal buildings: the site chosen on the north side of Earle Street had been occupied by a row of commercial properties with an old corn exchange located behind them.