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St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam

...that the churchyard gates (church pictured) in the small village of Burleydam come from Lleweni Hall, and were described as "of great elegance" by Samuel Johnson?
...that Bache Hall, a former country house, now provides accommodation for students of the University of Chester?
...that William Allen was a co-founder of the first bank to be opened in Manchester, and was also the father of a future bishop?
...that the listed buildings in Northwich include three structures designed so that they could be lifted in the event of further subsidence in the town due to salt extraction?

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