Rare images at Waterway Museum
A SIX weeks exhibition to be mounted at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port will include both old and new images of the town, hence its title ‘Then and Now'.
It starts on Wednesday 5th March, and is a major fringe event of the new Port Arts Festival, and will give locals, and others with a knowledge of the town, a chance to reminisce. It'll also help newcomers understand a bit more about this fascinating industrial town with its many phases of development.
Rare images
The Exhibition includes photos of the Beatles, Joe Mercer, Pat Phoenix, various pubs and clubs, stories of its development (e.g. why did the town centre keep moving?), industry and many other fascinating aspects. Alongside these rare images will be new ones taken by students from West Cheshire College and members of the Ellesmere Port Photographic Society plus a good selection of previously unseen images from the local community.
The exhibition will be open daily at the National Waterways Museum at no additional charge to the normal admission fee. Please contact 0151 355 1936 for further details or, for additional information about the exhibition,