In yesterdays post I mentioned the architect Richard Harding Watt.
Watt designed the Gaskell Memorial Tower on King Street built in 1907 to commerate the Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) whose most famous work "Cranford" was based on Knutsford... the town she grew up in.
King Street is full of restaurants and wine bars... it's a busy place in the evening.
St Johns Church
Legh Road
Watt also designed some wonderful properties.
Legh Road doubled for colonial Shanghai in the opening scenes of the Steven Spielberg film"Empire of the Sun"
Current properties for sale include one going for £5,950,000 thats $9,539,635.
I couldn't get anywhere near that one.
12 comments:
Hey in that first picture - I thought it had to be a one way street - I enlarged it and no - it was a two way street!!!!!!!
Amazing pictures.
sandie
Love the glazed brick in the first image.
Legh road is a real gem. Wonderful architecture.
Only $9.5? My word!
Wonderful buildings and shots!
i like the round turrets.
Absolutely lovely photos. I love the second picture. Really nice
Beautiful old buildings. Nice little city.
Another grand tour Andrew!! Boom & gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Very beautiful architecture, great photos.
I just adore english villages/towns! Thanks for sharing these beautiful views!
I wonder if Knutsford has a viking history? Knut is a common man's name over here.
Quite an internting town. The older building mostly have small and fewer windows than today, must be rather dark inside.
Lol. I wonder why you couldn't get near that one!!!
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