How some of Warrington s most famous streets got their names HAVE you ever walked through Warrington and wondered about the street names? Many are obvious nods to local areas such as Sankey Street, Padgate Lane or Manchester Road. But what of some of the others? Winmarleigh Street, Horsemarket Street and even Egypt Street? With thanks to our archives, Warrington Museum and Harry Wells, we take a look at some of the origins of Warrington s best known streets.
BRIDGE STREET > Arguably Warrington s most famous street, most of the current buildings date back to the 19th century. But the road was not originally called Bridge Street. It was renamed in 1580 due to a crossing over the Mersey.
A WARRINGTON-based property development firm has made an offer for a recognisable building in the town centre. Pod Property Group, which operates out of Wilson Patten Street, has submitted a bid to buy the former TJ Hughes building on Sankey Street. Before TJ Hughes, the property was occupied by Co-op and has more recently been used as a 99p store, but it has largely been empty of late. The whole building has not been open since the days of the Co-op department store which closed in 1997. The building (right) when used by Co-op TJ Hughes closed its doors in 2011. The four-storey property is on the market for £1.9million, with the listing stating that there is residential development opportunity for the upper floors.
The face of the town centre is changing at a rapid pace. But, with major proposals in the pipeline, residents are being invited to share their views on a new document aimed at ensuring a well-designed, vibrant, attractive and sustainable future for the heart of the borough. Warrington Borough Council has launched a public consultation on its draft town centre supplementary planning document (SPD), which will set out the design expectations of the authority for developers bringing forward plans. It will support the council in managing the increasing number of proposals coming forward by bringing together the vision and aspirations for the sustainable development of the town centre to benefit residents, business and visitors.
Warrington town centre CAR-FREE developments and ‘maximising the Mersey as a placemaking feature’ are among the proposals for the future of Warrington town centre. Residents are being invited to share their views on a new document aimed at ensuring a well-designed, vibrant, attractive and sustainable future for the heart of the borough. Warrington Borough Council is launching a public consultation on its d
raft town centre supplementary planning document (SPD), which will set out the design expectations of the council for developers bringing forward proposals in the town centre. The document will support the council in managing the increasing number of development proposals coming forward in the town centre by bringing together the vision and aspirations for the sustainable development of the town centre to benefit all residents, business and visitors to the town, establishing clear design principles to guide new development in the town centre and across key developm