On the 1884 Ordnance Survey map there were 20 pubs that faced the present day Market Place whereas now there is only one, the Sir Garnet. Actually that should be two, since the Sir Garnet expanded and took over the building next door to the west which in 1884 was a separate pub called the Punch Bowl.
The Sir Garnet used to stand at the east end of a row of four pubs. The Punch Bowl has been assimilated and the other two, the Half Moon and the Church Stile (also known as the Beaconsfield Arms) were demolished. Many of the others were demolished in the 1930s to make way for the building of City Hall and the remodelling of the market.
By Paul Hurley
Ring o’Bells on Church Street (now the church car park) was built in 1822 and demolished in the early 1950s WE have already looked at The Salter the best known of the lost Weaverham pubs, so now we look at the rest of them this week. We are starting with the Ring o’Bells, not the one in Northwich Road but the original situated at the end of Church Street in what is now the church car park. It was built in 1822 with Margaret Corker as the first tenant and continued to serve the folk of Weaverham and, dare I say it, the people leaving St Mary’s church next door.
A new outdoor sensory room has been unveiled at Seeros Central Daycare Nursery.
The outdoor shed, which had previously been destroyed by teenagers, has now been refurbished to provide sensory input for children with sensory needs or have ASD needs (autism spectrum disorder).
Last March, the Church Stile nursery was targeted by a group of teenage boys on several occasions, who damaged the outdoor soft play equipment, as well as setting AstroTurf alight, and melting a plastic roof for an outdoor shelter.
Now the room has been fully adapted to cater towards its patrons’ unique sensory needs. Children who have sensory issues may have an aversion to – or purposefully seek out – anything that triggers their senses, such as light, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
A THREE-DAY road closure in a Lake District village is to take place next month. It relates to the B5287 Broadgate at Grasmere, which will be shut from its junction with the U5520 Easedale Road for around 50m in the north-easterly direction. The closure is to allow connection works to be carried out by United Utilities. The works will commence on February 9 and it is anticipated these will take three days to complete. A spokesman for Cumbria County Council s highways team said: A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times. The spokesman said there would be a diversion route via the unrestricted section of the B5287 Broadgate, B5287 Swan Lane, A591, B5287 Church Stile, B5287 Stock Lane, U5523 Red Bank, U5523 Langdale Road and U5529 Easedale Road.