Mellor Cross

(a) Statement of Intent from the Marple and DIstrict Council of Churches regarding the erection of a permanent timber cross on a mound in the disused quarry at the corner of Black Lane on Cobden Edge
(b) Covering letter dated 23 October 1969…

(a) Newspaper cuttings from various publications regarding the erection of and objections to the construction of a permanent cross on Cobden Edge, 1970.
(b) Selection of newspaper cuttings and donation leaflet, relating to Cobden Cross appeal…

Fifteen black and white photocopied photographs showing the erection of the Mellor Cross, 1970.

An unbound scrap book created by Doreen McQuaker, containing photocopied newspaper cuttings from various publications in 1969 and 1970 relating to the proposed Cobden Cross and a number of photographs showing the process of its eventual erection.
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