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Crewe, Cheshire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crewe_-_Municipal_Buildings_and_The_Crown.jpgAuthor: John S Turner
Crewe is a railway town in the unitary authority of East Cheshire, in Cheshire, England. It has a population of 68,000 people (2012 estimate).
Although a settlement called Creu has appeared as early as the 11th century, and was documented in the Domesday Book, the present town traces its beginnings to 1843, when Joseph Locke established a railway hub in the area. This was where British trains were manufactured and overhauled, and once employed as many as 20,000 people.
Today the locomotive works of Crewe is a mere shadow of its former self, employing fewer than a thousand people. The town is also an automotive center. This was where the Rolls-Royce was manufactured from 1946 until 2002. Bentley motor cars are still being produced in the Pyms Lane factory on the west side of town.
Crewe Hall, Crewe, Cheshire: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crewe_Hall_(front%2Bgate).jpgAuthor: Expresso Addict
Visiting Crewe
Take the M6 motorway from London. at Junction 16, continue west on the A500 road until you reach Crewe.Places of Interest in Crewe
- Crewe Hall: Jacobean mansion, regarded as one of the finest such houses in Cheshire.
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Museum documenting the history of the town's association with the railway. It is located in the old LMS railway yard.
- Lyceum Theatre: Built in 1911, this Grade II-listed theater still stages performances.
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