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...that the Congregational Chapel (pictured) of Nantwich was founded in 1780 by a former captain of the dragoons preaching in a coachmaker's shop?
...that Wirral Country Park was the first designated country park in Britain when it opened in 1973?
...that Runcorn signal box was one of the earliest operational signal boxes built by the LMS to incorporate Air Raid Precautions specifications?
...that Diana Beck performed brain surgery on Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne?

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