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unusual facts about North West of England



Rivacre

Rivacre is an area of Ellesmere Port in the North West of England.


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Allhallows, Kent

Under these proposals, called the Thames Hub, new high-speed rail lines would be built connecting Kent and Europe with North London, and the North East and North West of England.

Andy Anson

After leaving Oxford, Anson returned to the north-west of England to work for Andersen Consulting, doing work for various clients, including North West Water.

Andy Middlehurst

Andy runs a successful Nissan dealership (Middlehurst Nissan) in the North West of England that is famed for its involvement with the Nissan Skyline GT-R, resulting it being officially imported into the country and more recently the new R35 Nissan GT-R.

Brackenhill Tower

It was one of three buildings included as candidates for restoration from the North West of England in the first BBC television programme Restoration in 2003, losing out to the eventual winner, Victoria Baths in Manchester.

Eric Gill works at the Midland Hotel, Morecambe

These were two seahorses, modelled as Morecambe shrimps, for the outside entrance, a round plaster relief on the ceiling of the circular staircase inside the hotel, a decorative wall map of the north west of England, and a large stone relief of Odysseus being welcomed from the sea by Nausicaa.

Grand Pro Wrestling

The promotion runs shows in the North West of England, mainly in the Greater Manchester area at The Rose Club (formerly known as The Monaco Ballroom) in Hindley Wigan running between 8 and 10 times a year.

Helen Blakeman

Female morris dancing is a tradition in the north west of England which is only loosely related to traditional morris dancing.

HMS Manchester

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manchester after the city of Manchester in the north-west of England.

National Grid plc

National Grid Gas plc (formerly Transco) owns and operates the gas transmission network (from terminals to distributors), known as the National Transmission System (NTS), and four distribution networks (from national network to customers): North West of England, East of England (which is split into two areas – East Anglia & East Midlands), West Midlands and London; the distribution networks were former regional divisions of British Gas.

North Western Road Car Company

North Western Road Car Company may refer to one of two bus operators running within the north west of England in different eras.

Saga 105.2 FM, Glasgow

This was a brand name being used by GMG for its soul stations in London and the North-West of England and would also be adopted by Saga's sister stations in the Midlands.

Settle Stories

In June 2011, Settle Stories established the W R Mitchell Archive, which is a unique collection of audio and visual record of life in the North West of England, particularly The Yorkshire Dales.

The Troubadours

Their distinctive sound has been compared to many other, more recent bands from the north-west of England, including The La's, The Coral, Cast and The Zutons.