tarboat's photos with the keyword: middlewich

Middlewich terracotta

Middlewich terracotta

tarboat
03 Jan 2018 1 358
Middlewich Technical Institute was built in 1897 incorporating a lot of terracotta decoration.
Boar's Head

Boar's Head

tarboat
21 Dec 2017 2 346
The keystone over the entrance to the Boar's Head in Middlewich leaves no doubt as to the name of the establishment. This level of decorative architecture has generally died out on modern buildings and is a great loss.
Kinderton Arms

Kinderton Arms

tarboat
10 Oct 2017 1 549
The Kinderton Arms at Middlewich sits alongside Rumps Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Having long failed as a pub it had a short career as a restaurant but has subsequently been derelict for some time.
Middlewich Technical School and Free Library - detail 2

Middlewich Technical School and Free Library - det…

tarboat
19 Mar 2017 1 1 341
Terracotta panel on the 1897 Middlewich Technical Institute and Free Library.
Middlewich Technical School and Free Library - detail

Middlewich Technical School and Free Library - det…

tarboat
07 Mar 2016 3 2 599
Terracotta panel on the 1897 Middlewich Technical Institute and Free Library.
Above Stanthorne Lock

Above Stanthorne Lock

tarboat
16 Sep 2011 315
Tanker narrowboat heads away from the lock at Stanthorne on the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.
Powering around the turn

Powering around the turn

tarboat
19 Jun 2011 301
It was Middlewich Boat & Folk weekend and there was lots happening around the canal. Here the tanker narrowboat is powered around the tight turn between the second and top locks on the Middlewich flight. The drydock is just off to the right on the outside of the bend.
Deltic out of Middlewich

Deltic out of Middlewich

tarboat
11 Oct 2010 304
Difficult light but a little bit of glint from Deltic 55 022 as it rumbles slowly along the branch out of Middlewich with the Ribble Lune Railtour.
MiddlewichTechnical School and Free Library - detail

MiddlewichTechnical School and Free Library - deta…

tarboat
10 Aug 2008 1 279
Terracotta panel on the 1897 Middlewich Technical Institute and Free Library.
Centura Foods, Middlewich

Centura Foods, Middlewich

tarboat
10 Apr 2008 422
Situated on the banks of the Trent and Mersey Canal is the factory of Centura Foods, now part of the Premier Foods group. I believe that Bisto gravy browning is manufactured here.
Balti Spice

Balti Spice

tarboat
02 Apr 2007 304
The original business at this Middlewich location is clearly illustrated in the glazed terracotta work. I remember the butcher being one of those with pot cows and pigs in the window.
Detail 1 from Balti Spice

Detail 1 from Balti Spice

tarboat
02 Apr 2007 271
Deteriorating rapidly, it is a great shame that nothing is being done to preserve this wonderful facia.
Detail 2 from Balti Spice

Detail 2 from Balti Spice

tarboat
02 Apr 2007 254
Another detail from the Middlewich former butcher's shop.
Technical Institute and Free Library

Technical Institute and Free Library

tarboat
20 Feb 2007 274
Today I found another masterpiece in terracotta, the Middlewich Technical Institute and Free Library of 1897. So far I have been unable to elicit any detail of the history but it clearly incorporates some fine architectural features, although rather "over the top" in some ways. The friezes are something else.
Boars Head

Boars Head

tarboat
07 Mar 2007 286
The Boars Head in Middlewich is a classic Robinson's Pub with a great frontage. There is some nice terracotta decoration above all windows whilst the boar's head and associated decoration is (I think) stone. The Cyclists' Touring Club enamel sign below the right side windows is a bonus. The beer isn't bad either.
Alhambra

Alhambra

tarboat
21 Feb 2007 349
The best surviving features of the Alhambra Cinema in Middlewich, Cheshire, UK, are above the ground floor level. Below this the facade has been altered for a Chinese restaurant and the hotel which occupy the building. This cinema opened in 1920 and had 506 tip-up seats. Earlier re-uses included bingo hall and amusement arcade.