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Three page typed document entitled 'Earliest Memories' by Suzanne Glossop (nee Spink) covering memories of Marple Bridge / Mellor school years, wartime Mellor and the big freeze of 1947.
Also black and white photocopies of photographs of July 1945…

Typed three page document entitled "What it was like to be a Child Living in Moor End, Mellor during the Second World War" by Annabel Cloughley, September 2004.
Sub heading informs "This information gained from Grace who lived in Moor End during the…

Five page typed document by Alan Proctor entitled "Recollections of a Village" undated.
Reminiscences from 1930-1940 of the Hawk Green of his youth including the reading room, "The Chippie", local shops, Goyt Mill, The Crown, the first cricket …

Typed correspondence between Tom Oldham and Marion Wood 1978 with memories of the Wood/Marsland family from 1858 who lived at Rock Cottage opposite Oddfellows Arms, Mellor .
Estate Agents Details for Rock Cottage, £175,000. No date

Email from Colin Stegeman 2001 giving information on the German Prisoners of World War Two working in the area when he was a child.

Nineteen page document entitled "My Wife Doreen - A lovely Lady" written by Tom Oldham (undated) with content describing their meeting, marriage and family life up to Doreens death in 1991.
Two page attachment with jottings and reminiscences of…

Typed document with an article taken from the "Reporter" of March 14th 1925 entitled "Reminiscences of Miss Florence M Hibbert" who was the granddaughter of Mr Peter Hibbert the GP of Marple Bridge. (with handwritten clarification)
Further account…

107 typed pages of draft copy of "Memories of Marple & Mellor" with handwritten edit notes. Edited by Ann Hearle. A note on the cover says 'author unknown'.
Contains sections on William Radcliffe, 1761 Mellor, John Lee of Marple Dale, Charles…

Booklet entitled "I remember when ...." and Mellow thoughts. reproduced from Outlook Mellor Church Parish Magazine with proceeds to Mellor Church.
Mellow Thoughts by Jim Simpson and "I remember whens..." various authors dates from June 1991 to…

Collection of Memories by Alice A Taylor, Mellor's oldest resident :

1. Seven typed pages dated January 1960 entitled " Memories of Mellor - Alice A Taylor (of over 80 years) .

2. Eight page typed essay "Mellor Church as it was 80 Years…

Five typed pages entitled "Extract from Will Buck's Journal" 1834-1908 which is in effect a detailed autobiography giving information and memories after he had retired from work and lived at Field House, Marple.

Twenty seven pages of text, photographs and census records giving a history of Gilbert Leslie Astin 1922 - 1944 who moved to Marple when he was 5.
School photograph show s "Gilly" on back row next to young teacher at Ludworth School.

Letter from P J Wilkinson (nee Beswick) 1991 enclosing an article entitled "Mellor Sunday" a glimpse of the early 1920's written by Dr T Barlow recounting Sunday Services at New House Hill Sunday School in Mellor.
Photograph shows a group outside…

Typed account with photograph by Judith Wilshaw of her Auntie Marie Hyde's home and work life in Marple with a description of the Hollins Street cottage where she lived, and a hand drawn floor plan of the cottage

Two typed pages giving history of Brabyns Hall and Estate, description of rooms, timetable of the Hall when Mrs Fanny Hudson was in residence and transfer to Council.
Author unknown.

Handwritten and transcript of notes headed Cheshire County News 1980 with newspaper extracts relating to Marple and Mellor events during that year with dates page and column numbers.

Two pages of handwritten notes (with typed transcript) entitled "The Population of the District" giving information on the increase of houses / churches in Ludworth/Mellor during 1880 -1900 written by R E Thelwall, date unknown.

Typed list with memories, information, photos relating to 1984 Exhibition, these were received in response to an inquiry in the Manchester Evening News asking for memories of Marple and Mellor.
With original correspondence.

Seven pages of typed text for a talk given by Peter Cocoran headed "Text of further memories of Marple Bridge" with information and memories of the shop and public houses of Marple Bridge.

Manchester Evening News article from June 1960 headed "Our village has been chopped into tiny little scraps" by Noel Duke who looks back on a simple life with illustration showing Church Lane & Jolly Sailor in Marple.

Typed reminiscences of Mrs Vera Linihan in 2013 when she was 87 with happy memories as an evacuee at Woodville Hall in 1939 staying with Mrs Barlow and staff

Handwritten account with transcript of the corn mill built in 1691 and other locations in Marple Bridge : author/date unknown.

Typed account from Hilda Howard (nee Atkinson) of her time working at the T.B. Hospital on Dale Road. Marple and then at Hollins Mill and later when that closed, at Goyt Mill.

Newspaper articles relating to the Burton Family :
1930s? : Death of Dr Harry Burton, esteemed practitioner of Marple
1983 : Arise 'Lord' Burton of Marple - with an illustration of his coat of arms following family tree research
1999 : Monty…

Typed 13 paged transcript of a talk given by Mrs Percy Woodhead on Marple/Mellor on the development of Marple, families and industry. Undated