PICTURE GALLERIES

o The Big (Summer) Battle of Nantwich (2007)

(including two pictures by the late Andy Gillitt)

o Lost buildings in Nantwich and outside of town

o Riverside and Lakeside views and "The Willows"

o The story of how the Lamb Hotel became Chatterton House

o Nantwich Town FC cup victory parade

The experts who write for this website

WHAT IS A DABBER?

THEY use dabbers in painting, plate making, brass rubbing . . . and bingo. In fact, anything where you need to dab! It is the name of a particular type of boat. But here in Nantwich we tend to think of ourselves as Dabbers. Why? There are various theories. Click on this link to find out more.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

 I AM often asked how I pronounce my surname, Brough. Is it as in borough, brow, brew, throw, cough, through or Bruges, people ask. None of the above. It is said as you would say Bruff.

When the societies combine efforts

THE local groups whose represen-tatives are listed on this page concentrate on their own actuivities - but occasionally they combine their efforts for a major event - as here:

Societies get together to

tidy the town

JEFF STUBBS is Chairman of Nantwich Civic Society,  Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK) CIC, and  Nantwich Partnership.

See his items here

PAUL SIMPSON is an expert on family tree matters.

  He has been Chairman of the Family History Society of Cheshire.

   See his Family Lines items for some answers.

DOUG BUTTERILL is Company Secretary of Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK) CIC. He was previously Chairman of Nantwich in Bloom.

See his latest in-town activities here

JAMES THOMPSON

is Executive Director for Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK) CIC. Previously he was Nantwich Riverside Project Officer and his articles for that venture can be found here.

Nantwich historian ANDREW LAMBERTON is the man to ask when it comes to a Nantwich building or a moment in history.

   See his own pages at Ask Andrew or visit the This and That page.