Published on April 8th, 2021 | by All Things Warrington
Sweet bells of God, within my garden ringing,From the tall spire above the churchyard grey,I seem to hear the distant angels singing –How near to Heaven seems all the world to-day! Even here, awhile, the still ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2021 | by All Things Warrington
Dr. William Enfield was a Unitarian minister for whom Anna Laetitia Barbauld wrote a series of Hymns. Her ‘Epistle’ (or letter) to him – or to give it its full title, ‘Epistle to Dr Enfield on ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2021 | by Andy Green
Some poems can be difficult to read, others not so difficult. Harry Hayes’ work fell firmly, and proudly, into the easy-to-read category. “I’ve never been a fan of the ‘high falutin’ stuff,” said Harry when I interviewed ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2021 | by All Things Warrington
Published in 1796, ‘Bewsey – A Poem’ was written by Warrington poet John Fitchett and is of significant local interest due to its subject matter – the murder of Sir John Butler, a former lord of ... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2021 | by Andy Green
Warrington Bus Station, November 1984. Sitting at the backof the 329 at 11.10Wondering when the man would start his engine.I was tired, bored and coldCouldn’t wait to hit the roadBut the last bus home at times ... Read More →
Published on April 4th, 2021 | by All Things Warrington
If you struggled to make sense of Warrikin Fair, Lancashire’s oldest ballad from circa 1548, here’s a modern take on it from 2015. Gather round me people and don’t dilly dallyI’ll tell you how Gilbert Scott ... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2014 | by All Things Warrington
First published in 1875 in the second edition of a book by dialect expert and ballad collector John Harland, the author of ‘A Bumper of Warrington Ale’ is unknown. However thanks to its inclusion in Harland’s ... Read More →
Published on June 6th, 2014 | by Andy Green
Written by poet John Fitchett as an address for the opening of the first permanent theatre in Warrington (located in Scotland Road) in December 1818. Where winding Mersey pours his narrowed tide Her friendly Ford an ... Read More →
Published on March 31st, 2012 | by All Things Warrington
There was a place in Warrington that became a legend A little wooden hut on some waste ground It were nothing posh but it made good nosh All you needed was a bit of dosh A ... Read More →
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