Crewe Genealogical Records
Crewe Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index attached to original images of the baptism registers of Crewe. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.
A searchable database of 964,765 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.
Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.
An index to births registered in Cheshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Crewe Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Crewe. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.
Digital images of records of licenses to marry in the Archdeaconry. They contain details that may not be found in parish registers, such as age and father's name. The records can be searched by a name index.
A searchable database of over 380,000 marriages, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.
Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.
Crewe Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
A searchable database of 720,459 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
An index to deaths registered in Cheshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Crewe Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.
A list of freeholders, organised by hundred, in the county of Cheshire. Contains their name, title and description of their estate.
A collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer relating to Cheshire.
Newspapers Covering Crewe
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Cheshire district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
A left-wing, British daily that sold up to 2 million copies a day at its peak.
Digital images, searchable by text, of a British daily tabloid.
A gentleman's magazine published in London, but covering news from all England, Wales and further afield.
Crewe Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
A searchable index of testators linked to original wills proved in the civil probate court at Chester. This collection is not limited to residents of Cheshire.
Crewe Immigration & Travel Records
Abstracts of poor law cases in Cheshire quarter sessions, covering events such as removals, settlement, bastardy and vagrancy.
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Crewe Military Records
A history of the English Civil War from a Cheshire perspective.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
Crewe Court & Legal Records
An index to over 50,000 records detailing admissions and discharges to government poor houses in Cheshire. The index is linked to digital images of the records, which may record name, birth year, religion, occupation, name of informant and details of admission, death or discharge.
Registers recording the admission of over 12,000 people for poor relief in Cheshire. Records include name, birth year, parish, occupation, religion, reason for admission and more.
Transcripts of records assessing the estates of the monarch's direct tenants. Contains details of estates and families.
A collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer relating to Cheshire.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording the baptism of workhouse inmates' children.
Crewe Taxation Records
Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.
An index to over 2 million names listed in records detailing land ownership and occupation in Cheshire. These records can be used to trace land ownership and succession to leases. Contains digital images of original records.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
Crewe Land & Property Records
A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.
Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.
An index to over 2 million names listed in records detailing land ownership and occupation in Cheshire. These records can be used to trace land ownership and succession to leases. Contains digital images of original records.
Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.
Transcripts of records assessing the estates of the monarch's direct tenants. Contains details of estates and families.
Crewe Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of the county detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A directory of settlements in Cheshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A directory of settlements in Cheshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
Crewe Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Cheshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Transcriptions of several thousand headstones in the county of Cheshire.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Crewe Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Crewe Histories & Books
A database of over 20,000 images recording places and events in Cheshire. Images can be searched by meta-data.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A history of two Northern counties from the Germanic invasion to the Victorian period.
Photographs and images of churches in Cheshire.
A history of the English Civil War from a Cheshire perspective.
Crewe School & Education Records
An index to over 400,000 pupils extracted from Cheshire school records. Includes names of parents and residences.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Crewe Occupation & Business Records
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Crewe
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Crewe Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.
Photographs and descriptions of Cheshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Crewe Church Records
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Crewe. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Registers recording the admission of over 12,000 people for poor relief in Cheshire. Records include name, birth year, parish, occupation, religion, reason for admission and more.
An index to over 2 million entries from baptism, marriages and burials sent by parishes to be held by the Bishop of Chester.
A list of 16th century Anglican clergy in the Diocese of Chester.
Biographical Directories Covering Crewe
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Crewe Maps
Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
A series of maps depicting the county and routes passing through it.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
Crewe Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
CREWE is a municipal borough, market town and railway centre, with a junction station on the main line of the London and North Western railway, 157 ¼ miles from London, 3 ½ from Nantwich, 21 ¼ from Chester, 53 ½ from Birmingham, 72 ½ from Coventry, 75 from Chesterfield, 63 ¼ from Fleetwood, 51 ½ from Huddersfield, 80 from Leeds, 44 ¼ from Liverpool, 73 from Leicester, 104 from Lincoln, 22 ¼ from Macclesfield, 31 ¼ from Manchester, 67 from Nottingham, 121 ½ from Peterborough, 53 from Preston, 84 from Rugby, 4 ¾ from Sandbach, 25 from Stafford, 25 ¼ from Stockport, 15 from Stoke-on-Trent, 24 ¼ from Warrington, 38 ¼ from Wigan and 40 ½ from Wolverhampton; from Crewe station lines of the above company diverge to Stockport and Manchester, also to Liverpool, Chester and North Wales, and to Shrewsbury and South Wales; the North Staffordshire railway has a line from Stoke-on-Trent to this town, and there is a branch of the Great Western Railway from Market Drayton. The borough originally comprised the township of Monks Coppenhall, but, by the Local Government Board’s Provisional Orders Conformation (No. 11 Act), Nov. 9, 1892, the greater portion of Church Coppenhall, a small portion of Shavington-cum-Gresty, and also a small portion of Wistaston were added to the borough, which is in the Crewe division of the county, hundred, union and county court district of Nantwich, and in the rural deanery of Nantwich and archdeaconry and diocese of Chester.
Crewe was incorporated by charter granted April 27, 1877, the corporation now consisting of 7 aldermen and 21 councillors, from whom a major is selected; a commission of the peace was granted April 7, 1881: the town is well paved and lighted with gas from works belonging to the London and North Western Railway Company, and water is supplied from works at Madeley and Whitmore, also the property of the company. Crewe has entirely grown up around the railway; not many years ago it consisted only of three or four farmhouses, and one of these, a structure of timber, plaster and thatch, with the date 1639 over the doorway, still remains, and is now occupied as a posting house. Hall o’ th’ Shaw was formerly the seat of the Shaws, and afterwards of the Foulhursts, and had originally a moat surrounding it; it is now a farmhouse.
St. Michael’s is an ancient ecclesiastical parish, added to Crewe on Nov. 9, 1892, together with the greater portion of Church Coppenhall. The church of St. Michael was rebuilt in 1821 in red brick, hut of this structure only the nave and tower, containing 3 bells, now remain, the remainder of the fabric having been entirely rebuilt of red brick, with stone dressings, in the Gothic style, from the plans of Mr. James Brooks, architect, of London; the church at present consists of chancel, transepts, organ chamber, side chapel, erected at a cost of upwards of £4,500, and the old nave and tower, which it is also intended to rebuild and to provide a peal of 6 bells: the church, when completed, will seat 800 persons. The register dates from the year 1654. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £230, with residence and one acre of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop of Chester, and held since 1880 by the Rev. William Cawley Reid M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford; area, 1,530 acres. An addition of 1 ½ acres to the parochial churchyard was made in 1871 at a cost of £850, and a further addition of a little over one acre in 1890 at a cost of £450: it is under the control of a burial board of 5 members, with the same rights reserved to the rector as he has over the original portion of the ground.
Christchurch is an ecclesiastical parish, formed Feb. 13, 1855; the church, standing in the centre of Moss square and erected in 1845 by the London and North Western Railway Company, is of brick, with stone dressings, in the Norman and Gothic styles, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays and an embattled western tower of stone, in the Gothic style, erected in 1878, with 4 pinnacles and containing a clock and 8 bells: it is surmounted by an elaborate iron flagstaff and vane manufactured at the works of the Railway Company: the organ was purchased in 1878 at a cost of about £700: the east window is stained, and there are sittings for 1,000. The register dates from the year 1845. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £415, with residence, in the gift of the directors of the London and North Western Railway Company, and held since 1888 by the Rev. George John Howson M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, and surrogate. The area is 222 acres; the population in 1891 was 11,571.
St. John’s Church, in connection with Christ church, erected in 1896 at the cost of £3,400 raised by subscription, is a building of red brick in the Romanesque style of architecture, consisting of chancel, nave and a turret containing one bell: there are sittings for 500 persons.
St. Paul’s ecclesiastical parish was formed Dec. 14, 1869; the church is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south transept, organ chamber and a stone tower with spire erected at the north-east angle in 1888 at a cost of £750, and containing 8 tubular bells: a carved oak reredos was placed in the chancel by public subscription in 1889: the east window is stained, and the church affords 750 sittings. The register dates from the year 1869. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £280, with residence, in the gift of the directors of the London and North Western Railway Company, and held since 1879 by the Rev. Arthur Henry Webb M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, hon. canon of Chester and rural dean of Nantwich. The area is 746 acres; the population in 1891 was 12,745.
St. Barnabas is an ecclesiastical parish formed Oct. 20, 1885, out of St. Paul's; the church, in West street, erected in 1885, from the plans of Messrs. Paley and Austin, architects, of Lancaster, at a cost of about £5,000, on land given by the London and North Western Railway Company, is of red brick in the Perpendicular style, and consists of chancel, nave of three bays, aisles and a western turret containing one bell: there are sittings for 502 persons. The register dates from the year 1885. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £240, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Chester, and held since 1895 by the Rev. William Coleman Martin M.A. of St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge. The area is 350 acres; population in 1891, 4,445.
The Catholic church, dedicated to St. Mary, in Gatefield and Delamere streets, erected in 1890 at a cost of £6,500, from the plans of Messrs. Pugin and Pugin, architects, of London, was opened in July, 1891; it is of red brick and Runcorn stone dressings, and consists of apsidal chancel with chapels, nave of five bays with clerestory, baptistery, north porch and a western tower with spire, 100 ft. in height, containing one bell: the magnificent altar of Caen stone and marble was executed by Messrs. Boulton and Son, of Cheltenham; there are sittings for 500 persons.
The Free Methodists, Methodist New Connexion, Independent Methodists, Baptists, Primitive Methodists, Presbyterians, Welsh Wesleyan Methodists, Catholic Apostolic Church, Free Christian Church, Congregationalists and Salvation Army have each places of worship here.
Vestry Hall, Hightown, in connection with St. Paul’s, erected by subscription in 1893 at the cost of £1,100 with seats for 250, is used for meetings &c.
A cemetery, comprising an area of 6 acres, was formed in 1871, and enlarged in 1891 to about 16. There are mortuary chapels for the Church of England, Dissenters and Catholics.
The borough and county police station, in Edleston road, and erected in 1876, is of brack, and consists of inspector’s house, lock-ups and court room in which the magistrates sit.
The meetings of the Town Council are held in a room of the Mechanics’ Institute. The municipal insignia consists of a mace, a sword, a mayor’s chain and badge and a corporate seal: the mace, of German silver-gilt, and manufactured in Birmingham, consists of a plain staff with dividing knops and a goblet-shaped head, surmounted by a mural crown, with beaded arches; the sides of the mace head exhibit the arms of the borough, but there are no royal emblems: the sword, presented to the Corporation in 1877 by Mr. Thomas Watson, borough surveyor, is a modern weapon also of Birmingham manufacture, with a steel blade and German silver-gilt handle; but it does not appear that the borough has any right to possess a sword of state: the mayor’s chain and badge are of gold and enamel; the chain, consisting of oblong links charged with shields and double C-shaped links, has in the centre a larger and more ornate link from which depends the badge, intended to be worn either with or without the chain; this ornament, in a strange burlesque of heraldry, exhibits a shield, on which are collected together representations of a pack-saddle nag, two people riding on a pillion, a stage coach and a canal boat; above the shield is a figure of a London and North Western engine and tender; and the combined effect of the whole is supposed to indicate the progress of locomotion: between this badge and the chain has been added a gold medallion bearing an enamelled portrait of H.M. the Queen, presented in 1887 by F. W. Webb esq. mayor: the borough seal is merely an embossing stamp. The mayor wears a robe of scarlet cloth with sable and velvet trimmings; the aldermen’s gowns are similar but plainer.
The Cheese Hall, in Earle street, erected in 1854 by the late Mr. John Hill, of the Manor House, Wistaston, and purchased by the then Local Board in 1869 from his executors, is an edifice of brick in the Grecian-Doric style, 200 feet long, 76 feet wide and 25 feet in height, and is lighted from the roof; it will hold 2,000 tons of cheese; and has a tower, added in 1871, and containing a fourfaced clock presented in memory of Mr. Hill.
Markets are held on Fridays and Saturdays. The corn market, held in the Cheese Hall, was first opened 13 Sep. 1856, and has been continued fortnightly. Ample warehouses for the storage of corn and a Corn Exchange were built in 1857.
Crewe Cattle market, in Gresty road, built in 1883, is of red brick, and comprises offices, a restaurant, auction mart and a small clock tower, which with the pens cover an area of 5 acres. The market adjoins the main line of the London and North Western railway, and is connected with it by a siding. Cattle auctions and an open market are held every Monday and horse auctions once a month on Friday.
The Lyceum Theatre, in Heath street, one of the largest theatres in the provinces, and erected in 1887 at the cost of £7,000, from the plans of Mr. Alfred Derbyshire, architect, of Manchester, is a plain structure of brick, is seated for 1,800 persons, and has an elaborately-fitted stage, furnished with every modern appliance. Ample provision has also been made for the speedy exit of the audience.
There are three flourishing masonic lodges in the town, viz. the Lodge of the Four Cardinal Virtues, 979, which meets on the Tuesday before the full moon of each month at the Royal hotel at six o’clock, and the Lodge of Unity, at the Crewe Arms hotel, on the last Wednesday in Jan. March, June and October at 3 o’clock, and the Chapter of Faith, on the second Wednesday in Feb. April, October and December at 3 o’clock.
The prosperity of this town depends to a great extent upon the London and North Western Railway Co. who have their locomotive engineering works here, established in 1843; they are the largest of the kind in the world, covering an area of 36 acres, and employing about 7,000 hands, and the total inclosed space extends over 116 acres: in 1855 works for the manufacture of rails were established; these consist of forges and mills producing about 25,000 tons of rails yearly, and in 1864 additional buildings were erected for the manufacture of Bessemer steel, which is now produced at the rate of about 30,000 tons yearly. Every part of the locomotive engines in use, with the exception of brass tubes and copper plates, is manufactured here, and the works include repairing shops, wheel, spring, fitting and turning and signal shops, forges, smithies and boiler shops; there are also brass and iron foundries, millwrights’, joiners’, pattern makers’ and painting shops and saw mills. The company have built houses expressly for the mechanics employed by them and some have a plot of ground attached. The railway station was rebuilt in 1867, and improved and enlarged in 1878, when new up and down lines with platforms and the necessary accommodation were constructed. Adjoining the station is the Crewe Arms hotel, a spacious building in the Tudor style, containing numerous large and well-furnished apartments.
The Mechanics’ Institution, in Prince Albert street, effected in 1845, contains a large hall called the Town Hall, news room, library, 10 spacious class rooms and a gymnasium; in the news room are portraits of the late F. Trevithick esq. first president of the institution, who died 27th Oct. 1877, and of John Ramsbottom esq. the late president, with several others. Evening classes for elementary subjects and science and art classes are held here in connection with the following examining bodies:-The Victoria University of Manchester, the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, the Society of Arts, the Union of Lancashire and Cheshire and the City and Guilds of London Institute. Students in this institution are at liberty to compete for the Whitworth, Royal and other exhibitions and the Ramsbottom and Richard Moon scholarships, the last founded by Sir Richard Moon, late chairman of the London and North Western Railway Company, to commemorate his long connection with the company, who, in 1891, transferred to the University College, Liverpool, £2,000 of North Western 4 per Cent. Debenture Stock, to be used for scholarships, exhibitions or prizes for young men employed in the North Western works at Crewe, Wolverton and Earlestown, who are desirous of pursuing the study and practice of engineering.
The Public Baths, in Mill street, established in 1866 at the expense of the London and North Western Railway Company, are contained in a plain structure of red brick, and comprise Turkish baths, hot, cold and tepid baths and swimming and shower baths.
The Victoria Park, also presented by the Railway Company, in commemoration of the Queen’s Jubilee, is at the west end of the town and approached by Wistaston road or West street; it was opened in 1888 and comprises an area of 40 acres, with a lake, and is tastefully laid out and planted with trees; a clock tower and fountain have been erected by subscription among the employes of the company.
Crewe Hall, in a well-wooded park of about 600 acres, is the seat of the Earl of Crewe P.C., F.S.A, the approach to the mansion from the Nantwich road being over a mile in length: the original mansion, built by Sir Randolph Crewe between the years 1616 and 1636, was partially destroyed by fire 3 Jan. 1866; but its restoration was completed in the autumn of 1870 from the designs of Mr. E. M. Barry, architect, and the hall is now a handsome structure of brick with stone dressings, in the Jacobean style; the principal entrance is on the south side; on the north is a beautiful terrace and an artificial lake of 80 acres frequented by wild fowl.
The soil is clayey; the subsoil is also clay. The population of the original borough in 1881 was 24,385 and 1891, 28,761; the population of the extended borough in 1891 was 32,783; rateable value of the borough is £118,741; area, 2,193 statute acres; for Crewe township, see Crawe Green, p. 258.
County Police Office, Edleston road, John Jones Merideth, superintendent; Samuel George Cooper, inspector in charge. The force consists of 40 constables & 8 sergeants for the division, of which 21 constables & 4 sergeants are for the borough, but these are not controlled by the Corporation.
Places of Worship, with times of Services
Christ Church, Rev. George John Howson M.A. vicar; 8 & 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 9 a.m.; daily, 6.30 p.m.
St. John’s, served from Christ Church, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Mission Church, Edleston road; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
St. Paul’s, Rev. Canon Webb M.A. vicar; 8 & 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; morning & evening prayer daily.
St. Michael’s, Rev. William Cawley Reid M.A. rector; 8 & 10.30 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.45 a.m. & 7 p.m.
St. Barnabas, Rev. William Coleman Martin M.A. vicar; 8 & 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
St. Barnabas Mission Hall, Grosvenor st.; 3 & 6.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic, GatefieId street, Rev. Michael Craig, rector; Rev. Francis Maguire, assistant priest; 9 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Baptist, Victoria street, Rev. William Hughes; built in 1860; sittings for 350; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.
Baptist, Union street, Rev. John Thomas; built in 1884; sittings for 700; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.
Catholic Apostollic, Co-operative hall, Mill street; 10.15 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Christadelphian Meeting Room, Co-Operative buildings, Market street; 6.30 p.m.
Congregational, High town, Rev. Albert Edward Hawes; built in 1870; sittings for 750; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Free Christian Church, Beech street, Rev. Robert Stuart Redfern; built in 1868; sittings for 250; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Independent Methodist, Oak street; built in 1864; sittings for 350; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Methodist New Connexion, Edleston road; built in 1881; sittings for 250; 10.45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Presbyterian, Hill street, Rev. Robert W. Roberts; built in 1862; sittings for 380; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Presbyterian (Welsh), St. Paul’s street (ministers various); 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. & Wed. 7 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Heath st, (various); built in 1865; sittings for 1,000; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Mill street, Rev. John William Ullyatt; built in 1865; sittings for 600; 10.30 a.m. & 4 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Ramsbottom street; built in 1876; sittings for 450; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
St. Peter’s Iron Church, Earle street (served from St. Paul’s; 630 p.m.; monthly, 8 a.m.
Primitive Methodist, Henry street; built in 1881; sittings for 250; 2.30 & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7 p.m.
United Methodist, Rev. John Truscott; built in 1883, of brick with stone front; sittings for 760; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan (Trinity), Mill street; built in 1877; sittings for 1,000; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan, High town; built in 1867; sittings for 800; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan, Bradfield rd; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wesleyan, Earle street; built in 1881; sittings for 400; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan Mission Chapel, Oxford street; built in 1887; 6 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.
Salvation Army, Citadel, Market terrace, Capt. Fredk. Clarke; built in 1889; sittings for 1,000; 7 & 11 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 p.m.
Schools of the London & North Western Railway Co.
Crewe street, erected about 1840, for 295 boys, 276 girls & 246 infants; average attendance, 300 boys, 230 gills ft 232 infants; these schools are supported by the Railway Company, & are under the management, of the Rev. George John Howson M.A. vicar of Christ Church; Charles Broughton, headmaster; William Webster, second master; John H. Broadbend, third master; Miss Elizabeth Smith, headmistress; Miss Emma Booth, second mistress; Miss M. McKenna, third mistress; Miss Clare Phillips, fourth mistress; Miss Grimmett, infants’ mistress;Miss Sarah Rogers, second; Miss Clara Broughton, third.
Edleston road, erected in 1875, for 350 boys, 180 girls & 200 infants; average attendance, 313 boys, 187 girls & 207 infants (managed by a committee).
Adelaide street, High town, built in 1875, for 310 boys, 158 girls & 204 infants; average attendance, 251 boys, 226 girls & infants full. Brooks, infants’ mistress; this school is under the management of the Rev. Canon Webb M.A.
New street (infants), built in 1886, for 122 children; average attendance, 70.
Wistaston road (infants), built in 1879, for 167 children; average attendance, 135.
West street (mixed & infants), erected, infants 1887, mixed 1890, for 276 boys & girls & 308 infants; average attendance, mixed 276, infants’ 308.
Other Schools.
St. Mary’s Catholic (mixed), built in 1879, for 403 children; average attendance, mixed 191, & infants 114.
Wesleyan, High town, built in 1869, for 760 children; average attendance, 287 boys, 240 girls, & 220 infants.
Board School of Coppenhall School Board.
Broad street Boys’ School, erected 1861, girls’ & infants’ 1883, with accommodation, boys 275, girls 170, infants 150; average attendance, boys 221, girls 171, infants 124.
Beech street, built in 1895, for 276 boys, 273 girls, & 287 infants; average attendance, full boys, full girls, & full infants.
Remer street (infants only), built in 1875, for 130 children; average attendance, 129.
Wesleyan, Mill street, built in 1861 & enlarged in 1866, again enlarged 1895, for 624 children; average attendance, 508.