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Crewe was founded on the fortunes of the Grand Junction Railway Company, evolving in the mid-nineteenth century from a small hamlet into a thriving community. Your visit should include “The Railway Age” where Crewe’s railway heritage can be explored and steam locomotives examined in close quarters. In 1887 the railway company provided Crewe with a beautiful Victorian park – Queens Park – one of the most splendid in the north of England. Its oval plan has a principal central axis with an ornamental lake.
The Lyceum Theatre is a fine Edwardian building, which has recently undergone major refurbishment with the auditorium being restored to its original splendour. Other notable buildings in the town include the Municipal offices, Earle Street, built in 1902. Tours of the building can be arranged for groups. Crewe offers modern shopping arcades and an excellent thrice-weekly market, and is also home to the Rolls Royce motor car.
Surrounding Crewe and Nantwich are a multitude of pleasant villages set in classic English countryside. Many of the villages date back to before the Norman Conquest and several have been listed as conservation areas because of their attractive and historical buildings. Audlem, set beside the Shropshire Union Canal and Wrenbury on the Llangollen Canal, make ideal stopping places for tourists. Barthomley, Burnbury, Church Minshull and Warmingham are Idyllic rural villages with interesting churches and traditional pubs. Marbury has a beautiful grouping of a church, mere and pub. Peckforton’s splendid black and white cottages contrast with its sandstone castle.
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