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The Geology and Geography of Congleton and District

Description

All communities are the product of the landscape in which they are situated. The booklet examines the Geology of the Congleton area and how it has influenced the local landscape and the industries, such as tanning, textile manufacture and silica sand extraction, which grew up in and around the town.

Author: Peter Boon

Booklet size: A5

Museum Guide

BRAND NEW museum guide, complete with word search and colouring activity.

The Chemists of Bridge Street (1832-1946)

The chemists which operated in Bridge Street, Congleton, in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Congleton in the 16th and 17th centuries

How growing prosperity influenced the development of Congleton and the surrounding area.

The Village of Astbury

According to the Domesday book of 1086, Astbury was more important and larger than neighbouring Congleton...

Congleton Town Halls

The various town halls that have existed in Congleton since the fifteenth century.

The Chemists of High Street (1809-1926)

The trade directories for the period 1816 – 1927 reveal that many chemists and druggists have occupied premises in High Street.