There was an outbreak of smallpox amongst Ship Canal workers. An isolation hospital was built on the bank of the canal. Read more about it here.
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Daresbury District Heritage Group is a member of the Halton Heritage Partnership and the Cheshire Local History Society. The group began in 2014 as a way of honouring the lives of the men who lost their lives in WW1 and has grown over the years to cover all of Daresbury and its neighbouring townships, covering all aspects of history from the Domesday Book in 1086 up to the present day.
DDHG Committee
Chair: Sue Lancaster
Treasurer: Myra Fye
Secretary: Graham Lancaster
Valda McDonald, Hilary Rylands, David Fitch, Kerry Dainty and Hannah White.
IT Support: Liam Hewlett
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