A new Battle of Nantwich exhibition has opened at Nantwich Museum running until Sat 8 Mar which paints a picture of the town during the time of the English Civil War. It details the course of the battle which took place on 25 January 1644, civil war events involving local troops and names of the soldiers buried in the town. Visitors can learn what life in the town was like in the seventeenth century and how extensive were the earthworks constructed to protect the garrison town. An enlargement is featured of the stained glass window in St Chads church at Farndon which depicts Chester Royalist troops with their arms. Coincidental with the opening of the exhibition is the launch of the second in the museums series of comics telling the story of various aspects of the towns history. The Battle of Nantwich is a lavishly illustrated four-page leaflet recounting the battle and is now available in the museum shop at a cost of just 50p. The comic is the inspiration and work of local artist and museum volunteer Les Pickford.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:48:41 +0000
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