Maria's gallery

Child's shoes with fabric labels
Pen- wiper' Artyfact', victorian turned sheep bone dip pen and old writing from the Maria's personal archive
Making interpretive textile labels
Setting out the drawer display
Hodkinson's purpose built premises on Bridge St Warrington. Image coutesy of Alan Barton
William Hodgkinson's original shop on Bridge Street opened in 1875
Drawing of shop at 46 Bridge Street from a later advert
Storm Veil from the Museum's collection
Bag from the record department in the 1950's
Spectacles from the collection
Pendant from the Museums Collectiom
Hodgkinson's advert from 1908
Old Advert
Rugby Programme
Eye ointment tin from the collection
Child's shoes from the collection
"Artyfacts" made by Maria for display
Ladies bonnet with W. Hodgkinsons label
Advert showing enlarged premises
The buildings today
Hodgkinsons 1950's. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Kemshead
Label depicting William Hodgkinson made by Maria
Label 'artyfact' from 1908 advert.
27 Stanley Street where William Hodgkinson lived
'Artyfact' displaying enamelled waist coat buttons from the collection