Portal:Cheshire/Did you know/46
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- ...that the churchyard gates (church pictured) in the small village of Burleydam come from Lleweni Hall, and were described as "of great elegance" by Samuel Johnson?
- ...that Bache Hall, a former country house, now provides accommodation for students of the University of Chester?
- ...that William Allen was a co-founder of the first bank to be opened in Manchester, and was also the father of a future bishop?
- ...that the listed buildings in Northwich include three structures designed so that they could be lifted in the event of further subsidence in the town due to salt extraction?