Lt Colonel John Herbert Ridgway DSO
John Herbert Ridgway lived at Daresbury Lodge and followed a military career. He fought in WW1 and was killed in action in the Battle of Scarpe on 23 April 1917. You can read his story here We have been contacted recently by Will, who came across his uniform in a shop in San Diego, California. It’s […]
Videos for Heritage Open Days 2024
Our friends at Heatherfield Heritage have been busy making videos to celebrate Heritage Open days, following the theme of ‘Routes, Networks and Connections’
Explore DDHG Research. 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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