Month: October 2024

Burtonwood Airbase, located in Lancashire, England, served as a pivotal logistical and operational hub during World War II and continued its strategic role into the Cold War. Established in the early 1940s, the base rapidly became one of the largest and most important maintenance and supply depots for the Allied air forces in Europe. This analysis explores the various facets of Burtonwood’s historical significance, including its strategic importance, operational roles, leadership and innovations, the challenges of personnel and training, and its impact on the local community and legacy. Understanding these…

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GATEWAY, BRADLEY OLD HALL. Within a distance of three miles from Bewsey Hall, stood the ancient manor house of Bradley, environed by its still perfect moat, and approached by the picturesque gateway or bartizan, which forms the subject of my third vignette. The estate of Bradley came into the family of the Legh’s of Lyme by the marriage of Sir Peter Legh, who was knighted after the battle of Agincourt, with Joan, daughter and heiress of Sir Gilbert de Haydock, the former possessor of Bradley. It is, therefore, not unlikely…

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BY CHARLES MADELEY: Curator and Librarian of the Warrington Museum. The Old Hall of Bold, in the township of that name and in the ancient parish of Prescot, stands in the fields some three quarters of a mile north of the Manchester and Liverpool Road, about four miles west of Warrington. The portion now remaining of the extensive structure shown in the vignette which adorned the original title page of Philips’ work, is probably represented in the plate by the tower-like block of stone building on the extreme left of…

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