Norton Priory
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Norton Priory is a historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of an abbey complex dating from the 12th to 16th centuries, and an 18th-century country house; it is now a museum. The remains are a scheduled ancient monument and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. They are considered to be the most important monastic remains in Cheshire.
Foundations of the monastic buildings, and the back of the museum at left
Model of the abbey as it is thought it would have appeared in the 16th century
Engraving of the Tudor house from the west by the Buck brothers, dated 1727
Georgian house before 1868
Runcorn
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Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 62,100. Runcorn is on the southern bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge
Arms of the Baron of Halton
An engraving of the slighted Halton Castle in the 18th century
Painting entitled Runcorn Gap by Henry Mark Anthony depicting the Bridgewater Docks and Runcorn Railway Bridge under construction