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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Heritage Open Days 19&20th 10-4 FREE ENTRY Come and see extracts from our collection. HHP; ICI exhibition and display of original artwork by artist Ian Glover; Aerial photos of Runcorn, Widnes and Mid Cheshire and our Observatory will be full of as many photos of ICI that we can cram in!

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This was a joy! Podcaster Ollie Guillou paid a visit to our Birth of an Industry Gallery and you can hear my interview here. His timing was perfect as our 30 year old gallery is due to be replaced thanks to a grant from the National Lottery. Give him a 'like' and 'subscribe'! pod.fo/e/41e475

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What We Did Before: Before Chemicals: 'Bleach Packers' and the Birth of the Chemical Industry

💬 The birth of the chemical industry - one which has reshaped the course of human history - happened in a small town in England. In the 19th century, Widnes was transformed into a major centre o...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What a wonderful event for the borough today with this engaging piece of artwork by Tony Mallon called 'Winds of Change'. Widnes is now the proud owner of this huge piece of public art which stretches along the New St walkway from beginning to end. A proud day for Widnes heritage

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#ThrowbackThursday This rather blurred photo is important for anyone reminiscing about town centre shops. Albert Rd in Widnes 1950. The coach is one of a fleet operated by Sexton & Scragg by Clayton's Undertakers. A search of the newspapers brings up an article from 1991 which may be of interest.

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

#ThrowbackThursday It felt as cold as this yesterday! Photograph showing a boat, the A B Burton, frozen in the canal at Spike Island in 1948 whilst on its way to the Sankey Sugar Works at Earlstown

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#ThrowbackThursday Photograph of Victoria Road, Widnes looking towards Widnes Central Station. The photograph was taken from the tower of St Paul's Church in about 1905. Looks a bit like a Lowry! From the Bob Martindale collection haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

'The Big Photo Sort'. All photo negatives from our recent rescue of the Weston Point Studios. Since then 50k have already been processed and 18k are scanned (and they weren't even part of this)! Thank you to Becka, Erin, Hannah, Heather, Megan, Pam, Pat, Sandra and Tiffany who all worked so hard.

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#ThrowbackThursday Electro-plated silver on brass handle, originally the driving handle from the car of the Widnes Transporter Bridge. From the Halton BC Town Hall Collection and is one of 1,025 objects from there viewable on the HHP website - Check it out! haltonheritage.co.uk/halton-herit...

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

'VERA' has been at it again. And her identity is being teased in this Christmas edition. More on the beauty contest next week when we find out who won the holiday to Switzerland! Exciting stuff! judewilde.substack.com/p/vera-for-i...

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VERA for I.C.I. Girls - Dec 1928

A fascinating look at the section of the ICI Magazine given over to women from 1928 until 1939. Hints and tips for the modern woman about town ...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

We're still here! Our virtual museum is having some downtime. Should be back up and running soon :)

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

#ThrowbackThursday View of the two bridges across the Mersey following demolition of the Transporter Bridge in 1965. Foreground is the Bridgewater Canal and Waterloo Bridge. Canal then blocked off and the flight of locks down to the docks on the Manchester Ship Canal filled in (known as Top Locks)

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Photograph of West Bank Dock in about 1965. The boat entering the dock is the 'Donau', all vessels entering the dock on flood tide had to enter stern first.

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Another from the Bob Martindale Collection. This time a lovely photo of the Silver Jubilee Bridge from the Runcorn side taken c1986. #silverjubileebridge #widnes #runcorn #runcornbridge Take a look at other objects in our virtual museum: haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

From the @catalystarchives.bsky.social Collection - view from West Bank towards Runcorn early to mid 1980s

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Abel's boatyard, West Bank between the Transporter Bridge and the Britannia railway bridge. The Ruth Bate was the last boat to be built in the yard before it was demolished to make way for the new road bridge. Launched on 18 March 1952. haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Pin and thread artwork forming an image of the Silver Jubilee Bridge from West Bank in Widnes, produced by artist Debbie Smith who was commissioned to create this work, 'Jubilee Bridge', for the exhibition 'Material Evidence' at the Brindley in 2009. Part of Town Hall Collection

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Motor racing gets the ICI logo ... in 1992

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Ships moored at Weston Point, Runcorn. One of the ships is named 'Shamrock'. She can also be seen loading at ICI Wallerscote Works around 1935 haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Photo taken by ICI Weston Point Studios showing Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey Aerial View 1996 Fiddlers Ferry in the distance. haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A date for your diaries! Saturday 26 July 2025 Runcorn to Celebrate the completion of the Landmark DUKESFIELD MURALS. A Free Community Festival - be there! #dukesfieldmurals #societytaproomsruncorn #runcornhistoricalsociety #watphrasinghruncorn #unlockruncorn #reconnectingruncorn @hazlehurstart

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Dulcine - where's she now, eh! Dulcine was shown to have 200 times the sweetening power of sugar made with phosgene amongst other ingredients! Funny to think that the research into this was nearly 100 years ago. ICI with their fingers in every [apple] pie :) #iciarchives #unitedalkalico

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#ThrowbackThursday Photograph showing wagon belonging to the United Alkali Company, outside Sullivan's offices (later Pilkington Sullivan). The products on display are ones packed by Greenbank Works c1920. Also - here are some women workers from Greenbank Works! haltonheritage.co.uk/object-detai...

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Daily Telegraph knows a good thing when they see it :)

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Rescued! Read about the adventures of archive rescue :) open.substack.com/pub/judewild...

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Weston Point - the end is nigh!

5. Can it be done?

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The women from Greenbank Works Widnes showing the importance of having first aid close at hand in 1930 #greenbankworks #icipilkingtonsullivan #iciarchives #womenworkers

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Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The best photo you will see today! What a joy this lovely photo is of the female canteen workers at Brunner Mond Lostock Works. Thought to be around 1910, this image is taken from a 6 x 8 glass plate and is as clear as day! #brunnermond #lostockworks #womenworkers #iciarchives

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Halton Heritage Partnership @haltonhp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We're here folks - Celebrating all things Halton Heritage related from the North West of England, mostly Runcorn and Widnes 🌉

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