Runcorn, Cheshire

Wigg Island Centre, Runcorn

This visitor centre built on Wigg island, Runcorn, was loosely modelled on the type of fort which was built on thr Runcorn side of the Mersey.

Æthelflæd Sculpture, Runcorn

There is a modern metal sculpture of Æthelflæd on the promenade on Mersey Road in Runcorn. Her head looks at the site of her fort, some 300 mtrs away

Æthelflæda Sculpture, Runcorn

On Wigg Island,now a conservation area lying between Runcorn and the River Mersey, there was a recent carving of Æthelflæd using Cheshire stone. Æthelflæd is one of three stone carvings which were positioned adjacent to the old Runcorn to Latchford Canal. The aim of the artist was to depict the figures keeping a constant vigil on the River Mersey, looking out on the river.


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