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TO
commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of her
Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the
Second, Nantwich Civic Society has been
working with local businesses and
organisations to install five new
plaques on historic buildings in the
town centre.
The plaques complement 11 others
also located on local
buildings. Many of those were erected in
the 1980s to celebrate the centenary of
the Rotary movement.
For the new project, the Civic Society
wanted to select buildings that were not
only important for their age but are
also significant for their social
history. This includes the vital role
played by the Civic Hall as a Covid-19
vaccination centre.
Funding for the new plaques came from
local businesses, the Rotary Club of
Crewe and Nantwich Weaver, Nantwich Town
Council and Nantwich Civic Society.
The new plaques are on the Civic Hall,
Chatwin's bakery (formerly Ye Olde Wyche
Theatre), the building on the
corner of Pillory Street and Hospital
Street (Pockets Menswear - the original
Christians showroom), Nantwich Museum (built as
Nantwich Library on the site of the town
jail), and
the town bridge over the River Weaver
Owners and tenants of the buildings
celebrated the placing of the plaques with members of
the Civic Society project team in early
December.
A spokesperson for
the Civic Society said ''The society is extremely
grateful to the Rotary Club of Crewe and
Nantwich Weaver; Nantwich Museum; Edward Chatwin; Hibberts LLP, solicitors;
Pockets Menswear in the original
Christians showroom and Nantwich Town
Council.''
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This
article is based on a press release and
photographs issued by Nantwich Civic
Society. |
