A UNIQUE exhibition portraying the role of women in wartime will be on display in the Lion Salt Works early in March.

The exhibition is based on stories, documents and photos shared by the dedicated women who kept the county going during both World Wars.

It re-creates the human stories behind what life was like for the women left behind and their legacy.

The exhibition has been curated by Joseph Roberts, Chester-based volunteer, and Gina Cottam, learning officer for West Cheshire Museums.

Joseph said: ““The exhibition celebrates the contribution women workers made during both the first and second World Wars in the local area, as they changed from domestic roles such as seamstress and cook to undertaking heavy manual and mechanical work at local factories including Northwich’s Winnington Works.

“Included are photographic images from the Cheshire Archives and museum collections, alongside digital copies of work by local female war artist Ethel Gabain, who painted women at work during World War II.”

The exhibition will be unveiled on Tuesday, March 5 and will be open until Monday, May 27 and is subject to the Museum’s normal entry charges.

Cllr Louise Gittins, cabinet member for communities and wellbeing, said: “This is a fascinating and timely exhibition and also includes details of how attitudes towards women changed after the war.

“It also has a section showing the commissioned photos of women working at ICI, which is particularly interesting.”