Learn About Victorian Warrington with Culture Warrington & Warrington Civic Society's Free Talk

Culture Warrington is teaming up with Warrington Civic Society for its second public talk of the year, and this time the topic is A Virtual Tour of Victorian Warrington.

This fascinating talk, to be held at Friars Green Independent Methodist Church on Cairo Street on Tuesday 20 June at 7pm, is free and open to all.

Janice Hayes, heritage manager for Culture Warrington, will be taking visitors on a virtual tour around Victorian Warrington as part of celebrations to mark the 170th anniversary of Queen Victoria granting Warrington's Borough Charter.

The rarely seen original document is now on display at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery as part of a wider programme of events organised by Culture Warrington to celebrate a historic year in the charity's calendar, which also includes the 140th anniversary of the opening of the art gallery and the 160th anniversary of the opening of the museum and central library building.

Janice said: "I'll be drawing links between the vision of our Victorian founders for the borough and the museum with the 21st Century vision of Warrington as a city where culture and heritage will play a major role.

"The rare opportunity to see Warrington's Borough Charter on display at the museum is the starting point of my talk, which will take people on a tour of Victorian Warrington through a wealth of images from our collections, with a focus on the town's surviving Victorian heritage."

A Virtual Tour of Victorian Warrington will also touch on the history of a number of important buildings around the town which feature in Janice's recently published book Warrington in 50 Buildings.

For more information visit Warrington Civic Society's Facebook page or email warrington.civsoc@gmail.com

Culture Warrington is a charitable trust that was established in May 2012 to manage Pyramid & Parr Hall, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery and cultural events across the town including Warrington Festival and Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival.

Its charitable status allows it to provide a range of cultural activities within communities across Warrington that are tailored to the health and wellbeing needs of each community.

Situated in the heart of Warrington's Cultural Quarter, its venues Pyramid and Parr Hall are two of the North West's leading arts and entertainment venues for music, comedy, dance, drama and much more. The venues have played host to big name acts including John Bishop, The Stone Roses, The Courteeners, Jools Holland, and Peter Kay, to name a few.

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery is one of the oldest museums in the country, opening in 1848. The permanent galleries feature a wealth of material from the natural world and also local pieces from Warrington's history. The art gallery showcases the work of local, national and internationally renowned artists and recent exhibitions have featured Banksy, Tracey Emin and Sam Taylor-Wood.