Skip to main content

Entry is free,

We are Open Today from 10:30am

Christmas Closure: The museum will be closed from Sunday 15th December 2024 and re-open on Tuesday 7th January 2025.

The History of Henshall Hall and its occupants

Description

The history of a mid Victorian mansion house, set in a small rural estate. It was occupied for most of its life successively by the North Staffordshire industrialist, colliery owner and iron master John Henshall Williamson and pottery manufacturers Alfred Meakin and Arthur Stuart Johnson.

Author: Lyndon Murgatroyd

Booklet size: A5

Whitemoor to Mow Cop – The Cheshire/Staffordshire Border

From the siege of Biddulph Hall to the building of Mow Cop Castle, the story of a fascinating part of Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Social Divisions of Congleton in the 19th Century. Pt 2: The Working Classes and the Destitute

This booklet is the second part of the "Social Divisions of Congleton" series, focussing on the working classes.

Medieval Congleton

The story of Congleton from the granting of its first Charter by Henry de Lacy in 1272 to the end of the 15th century.

Congleton’s Ancient Pubs

A short history of four of Congleton's oldest public houses.

George Sandbach: Letters from a Soldier

Booklet telling the story of 3776058 Private George Sandbach Somerset Light Infantry, from his letters.

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.