101 Cheshire Gems.
By Mark Abel
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Written for those who find delight in the unexpected treasures to be found in this wonderful county of Cheshire . With its year round beauty and drama, ranging from street art via industrial architecture to battle sites.
All of the attractions in this book can be reached without crossing muddy fields and provide an enjoyable form of gentle exercise, with hopefully, a little mental stimulation.
No expensive clothing is required, though suitable footwear is advisable and a copy of the AA street map for the region may be useful.
There are plenty of places to visit and picnic in pleasant surroundings whilst getting out in all seasons.
Some of the attractions are well known, but hopefully the majority will be new discoveries, and even better, none of them cost any money to see.
Mark Abel
I'm lucky enough to live beside the river close to the city of Chester which is handy as I am of the general opinion that outdoors beats indoors for most activities.Hopefully you have enjoyed some of my writing and may do so again.
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101 Cheshire Gems. - Mark Abel
INTRODUCTION
Written for those who find delight in the unexpected to be found in this wonderful county of Cheshire. With its year round beauty and drama, ranging from street art via industrial architecture to battle sites.
All of the attractions in this book accessed without crossing muddy fields and provide an enjoyable form of gentle exercise, with hopefully, a little mental stimulation.
No expensive clothing is required, though suitable footwear is always advisable and a copy of the AA street map for the region may be useful.
There are plenty of places to visit and picnic in pleasant surroundings whilst getting out in all seasons.
Some of the attractions are well known, but I hope the majority will be new discoveries, and even better, none of them cost any money to see.
If you enjoy this book, please look out for others in my series, each containing family friendly inexpensive days out.
CHAPTER 1
KNUTSFORD
Knutsford is a pleasant town with many attractive buildings and is small enough to easily walk around as long as you keep an eye open for the cars when navigating the narrow footpaths.
To discover some lesser known features here you will be going to pretty much all four boundaries of the town, so, in hot weather especially, be sure to take refreshments with you.
First off, the River Lily (1)-claimed to be the world’s shortest river.
To find it head towards the lower part of the town along King Street towards Tatton Park and drop down Drury Lane past the attractive Ruskin building.
The river flows beside the rough track at the bottom.
This is probably the river that King Canute crossed to give the town its name, Cunetesford, later morphing to Knutsford; it would have been marshland and much wetter in his time.
Crossing this mighty river may well have given the King an exaggerated belief in his power to control water leading to his later mishap trying to command the sea tides.
Follow alongside the ‘river' to emerge on King Street ,turning left to pass under the railway bridge and at the junction of the road you will see the Unitarian Chapel(2) across the road, this is where the writer Elizabeth Gaskell is buried
Many people will be familiar with the author who was raised in Knutsford and used the town as a setting for her Cranford stories but the street where she lived also had another, more sinister resident.
Turn back along King Street to reach