Nantwich has a lovely traditional covered market as well as stalls that fill the perimeter. The building behind this florist is Ye Olde Wych Theatre which was built in 1919. Taking part in ABC Wednesday.
The Nantwich town council website is not alone in stating that "Historically, salt production was a major activity in the town. In the days before refrigeration it was the main method of preserving food. The Saxon word for an industrial settlement, often based on the availability of salt, was ‘Wich’. The ‘Nant’ in ‘Nantwich’ is probably derived from the Old English ‘Namet’ (the most famous) or the Welsh ‘Nant’ (place in a river valley)."
Interesting to know this information about the saltproduction and preservation of food in Nantwich. That's how. we made sauerkraut! Thank you for this post.
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I miss the Ye and Thou hast.
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Nice! Great post.
ReplyDeletenow that is a great use of y!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post Chrissy, I don't know Northwich all that well, although I remember going many years ago to the salt museum there - is the theatre still in use as such? Please don't take this as a criticism and it may seem to be nit-picking, particularly as you're using it to illustrate the letter 'Y', but in this context it's not, strictly speaking a 'Y'. It's actually an Old English letter called a thorn and was used to represent the 'th' sound, so it would have been pronounced exactly as we say 'the'. There's an interesting Wikipedia article on the thorn.
ReplyDeleteTheatre is now a bakery I think and am sure you are right about the "Y" Dave- fascinating to learn about the thorn letter.
DeleteSo many interesting things about the UK, and so much to learn!
ReplyDeleteI like the style of that theatre.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post and explains.
ReplyDeleteIs the ol wyche theatre still used as a theatre or is it used for other purposes
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