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Original confirmation certificate dated 10/5/1910 for Patty Bickerton

Typed 4 page list giving details of the contents of Mellor Church Chest. March 3rd 1970.
Miscellaneous items from Legal papers insurance document, correspondent and tithe payments.

Photocopy of Conveyance between Representatives of Mrs Gladys Taylor of "Tresco" Marple and Marple P C C dated 2lst March 1949 regarding freehold of above dwellinghouse.
Plus correspondence and envelope addressed to Rev Spackman, containing…

Photocopy of Terrier giving details of all lands, rents, rights belonging to the Vicarage and Parish Church of All Saints Marple. Undated. Form printed and authorised and approved by Provinces of Canterbury and York 1932, Published in 1949

Photocopies of correspondence between W A Brown and John Taylor & Co, Bell, Founders & Bell Hangers regarding the rehanging of Marple Church Bells, inspection report, specifications and estimates to supply and fit church frame/bells, dated 1935

Correspondence relating to Parish Hall with MUDC & Cheshire County Council, re leasing of Parish Hall for British Restauant 1941.
Also work done on Parish Hall re de-requsitioning.

Photocopies of pages 149 - 85 from A. T. Thacker : Transactions of the Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 130 under Diocesan Records on the Court Case headed "Disorder at Marple Church" which shows tensions after the Restoration in…

Text of dedication for new Prayer Desk in Sanctuary of All Saints' Church as memorial to Canon (and Mrs Spackman) who served All Saints from 1929 - 1952. Undated.

Newspaper article from 6th June 1959 reporting the Demolition of Old Church on card
Black & White Photograph showing Church during demolition.

Photocopy of handwritten document with details of Bequest to All Saints church dating from 1818 by John Nathaniel Wright of Brabyns 1818 to Lingard dated 1959.

Single page setting out "the Evolution of different Methodist Churches" in tram line diagram showing the different non conformist Methodist churches with dates of their formation and mergers from 1810 to 1930.
Source unknown

Various original document relating to legacy of £1,000.00 from Samuel Dixon of Dolefield, Marple for maintenance and upkeep of Church yard dated 1902.

White card with and handwritten text with further information : inscription on bell "Be seen no more by human eye until thou shrivel with the skin" and where it was located.

Photocopy of document hand written and signed regarding Samuell Hardman of Ludworth approval of his office as a Preaching Presbyter dated 1716 regarding Samuell Hardman of Ludworth

Two Black & White copies of engravings of All Saints Church one showing graveyard and people the other internal dated 1874 titled "Restoration & Enlargement".

Miscellaneous original flyers, programmes and posters for events held at St Martins for organ recitals and concerts dating from 1901

Six Photocopied pages from "A Thousand Years of the English Parish" by Anthea Jones with points of interest relating to the local area.
Covering Glossop Parish which contained the chapelries, Hayfield and Mellor.

Two photocopied pages from Cheshire Churches. Pages 228 and 229 covering history and the re-building of All Saints in Marple with list of the incumbents from early seventeenth century to 1970.
Date unknown

Original copy of booklet "Journal of the Lancashire & Cheshire Branch of the Wesley Historical Society" Vo.2. No 2 from 1970. Pages 31 /34 contain information from John Bennett's Journal & The First Marple Societies by W M Hoult.Typed notes…

Handwritten document with heading The Buildings of England : Cheshire N.Pevsner & E Hubbard giving history and information of the design of interior and reliefs of St Martins.

Photocopied of pages 190 -194 taken from Stockport Ancient & Modern with history and information of Marple Church or Chapel.

Two page extract from John Rylands University Library Manchester, W A Magazine 1845. Page 451 heading Mellor - New Mills giving information of opening of new Chapel

Photocopy of extract from "The Andrews and their Mill" with information on the Nonconformity at Compstall.

Two paged typed document entitled "Marple 1867 - 70" quoted from St Martins Parish Magazine of November 1930 giving history of church.