Exploring Crewe - A Guided Tour of Crewe in Cheshire
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- #bentley #rollsroyce #localhistory
While you're out exploring new places, don't forget to explore what's right under your nose. Today we take a run around my local town of Crewe in Cheshire. Prior to the 1830s Crewe was just a tiny hamlet and then the Grand Junction Railway chose it as the site for their locomotive works and so Crewe grew as an engineering hub with the Locomotive works, Coach Works, Steel Works and then later Rolls Royce made a home here.
Rail Hub
You may have just passed through on the train, it has rail links with Liverpool and Manchester, Birmingham and London and into Wales through to Holyhead. The railway arrived in 1837 along with its hotel the Crewe Arms Hotel. Queen Victoria was a regular visitor on her way to Balmoral in Scotland. They built a tunnel from the station to the hotel so she could get between the two in private.
The Four Eagles
Crewe is known for its 4 eagles which used to adorn parts of the Crewe Works. These came with scrap from the collapsed Dee Bridge at Chester but were too good to be melted down and so were kept. Two of these now reside at the Crewe Heritage Centre another stands at the entrance to the electric depot not far from the park and the fourth at Eagle Bridge Medical Centre on Dunwoody Way just yards from where the Eagle Bridge used to stand crossing the Chester Line and dividing the locomotive works on one side to the coach works on the other.
Rolls Royce and Bentley
Rolls Royce built their factory here in 1938 to help with the war effort building Merlin Engines for aircraft here. After the war they transitioned to making cars under the Rolls Royce and Bentley Badges. Many skilled craftsmen still work here today and lots famous people will have visited over the years to spec out their cars. In more recent time the brands have been divided but the factory remains to this day as the home of Bentley Motor Cars.
Lyceum Theatre
Our route takes us past the theatre, the first building dated to 1881 and was built on a disused catholic chapel. The well from the chapel is still under the stage in the current building I believe. Famous visitors to the theatre included Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin, unfortunately that building burnt down in 1910 and was replaced with the current building the following year.
Queens Park
Our route takes us through Queens Park which is beautiful. The 44 acre grade 2 listed park dating to the 1880s includes a boating lake, cafe and play area and is well worth a visit.
Parking
Free parking is available at Queens Park
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Map & Route
Our route today is just under 7 miles. Starting at the park then heading through to the Bentley factory at Pyms Lane before heading through Leighton Brook Park and on into the town centre. We pause at the Lyceum theatre, Town Hall and Heritage Centre before heading past the remains of Christchurch and the original workers houses from Crewe Works at Betley Street and on to the site of the Eagle Bridge and Crewe Works on Dunwoody Way before heading back to the park via the Valley.
Chapters
0:00 intro
0:20 who is Jason
1:03 Banter cam - Jason’s run with Sean Conway
4:35 Arriving at Queens Park, Crewe
5:12 The history of Crewe Train Station
6:00 Exploring Queens Park
8:42 Bentley Motors and the history of Rolls Royce at Crewe
13:00 Crewe town centre and Lyceum theatre
15:05 Crewe Heritage Centre
15:47 Meanwhile, back in the park..
17:42 Betley Street, Eagle bridge and Crewe Works
20:14 I make a new friend and a Jason heads back via the valley
23:57 Wrapping it up, time to recharge at Wetherspoons
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How fitting that as a resident of Crewe this should air on my birthday.
Happy birthday 🥳 for Friday, may your day be filled with Mountain View’s and a cheeky Wetherspoons
Thank you I was born in Crewe emigrated with mum dad and two brothers to Australia when I was 12 now 65 it was nice to see some places I recognise would of loved to see more thanks again Paul T
Perfect timing! My wife and I are coming to Crewe and Tarporley in early October. Very excited to explore and see where my ancestors were before they came to America!
I’ve filmed in tarporley too, it’s beautiful around there, make sure you visit Beeston Castle
i also used to work at the grand junction pub
I saw Ken dod at the Lyceum Theatre when I was about 10. 25 years ago
Great Video, spent my whole working life in Crewe town center! 🙂Another good run (well walk for me) is turn left at the Georges down the Valley Brook to The Rising Sun Pub (Middlewich Rd) pick up the Kings Shilling way to Nantwich calling at Alvaston Hall golf course its nice round there and as its no longer used as a golf course theres no fear of being hit by a golf ball! Lol! We usually go as far as Sainsburys cafe from there then return but for a longer run carry on into Nantwich along the river and round the lake back via Crewe Rd and Joey The Swan along Wistaston Brook, then head back to the park along the Valley Brook! Lots of history to talk about in Nantwich!
Yes I have considered doing that one it’s on the list
Omg, I just love how you shot and edited this video with the sped up areas. Cheers from WPB Florida. Love picturesque UK.
Fantastic video, Simon been years since I’ve been to Crewe looks really good for exploring might have to go there again someday to
I’ll have to come and give Runcorn the same treatment at some point, glad you enjoyed it
@@RunAdventurer cool if you do come to Runcorn , I would be happy to help out if needed
@@batjimadventures2201 great I’ll let you know when I’m ready, guessing it will be next spring unfortunately due to my health issues
@@RunAdventurer yeah that’s fine
Wow! Thanks for that, I haven't seen the place since 1986, talk about being a stranger in your own town.👍
Excellent video, potted history was a lovely reminder of the industry that made Crewe. Thankyou for your video of my place of birth in 1948. Yes 12000miles away now...but aye you can take the lad out of Crewe etc
Ngā mihi Paul
its mad theyve stil got the swan peddalos in the park. i moved out of crewe 22 years ago to bristol
Just watched this again and enjoyed it again. Another one would be a linier for the small car park on Wistaston Green Road through to Joey The Swan then following the brook to Wistaston Manor continuing along Crewe Greenway to the Raven and beyond to the units by the Station Pilot. Following the public footpath past the new units eventually crossing the A500 and coming to a close at either Weston or Hough.
Yes I have plotted that one out
There’s that pub at Weston 🤔
The White Lion Weston or The White Hart at Hough. You decide. 👌
Pimms lane Tip
i sed to work at the crewe arms hotel