DJJohnny visits Latchford Part 1 - The River Mersey

Part 1 - The River Mersey!
This is the first in a series of short local history videos, about the Latchford area of Warrington, which is located on the south bank of the River Mersey, within the town of Warrington.
This video looks at the river itself and the significant importance to the town, some thousands of years ago, when people needed to cross the river, by ford, before the days of bridges.
Focusing on the Victoria Park area of Latchford, which has been identified as a possible fording point of the river, the video looks at two suggested locations of fords, which moved as the path of the river changed naturally over time. It also looks at how the river was made navigable, in the early 1700’s, when the river was re-routed and a lock and weir system built in this part of the town. In addition, the video looks at the park itself and it’s superb facilities, which are such a great asset to the people of Warrington.
Special thanks to Warrington Library & Museum - Culture Warrington, for their continued help and support with information and images used. Thanks also to Harry Wells, for his superb knowledge of local history and his amazing books! Thanks to Gordon Gandy, as well as the Latchford History Group for their excellent booklets and information. I am also very grateful to friends on Facebook - Warrington Memories, for their invaluable information and images used. Credit also to those who’s original images have been used, but couldn’t find their source. Finally thanks to Ian Rigby, for his continued help support and companionship in the making of these little videos, which is very much appreciated. Thanks to you all!
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