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Two display items detailing extracts from the diary of Charles Bellairs, who visited Marple Hall in 1838. These describe the hall's location in the countryside, plans to attend an Agricultural Society meeting and some information on the inheritance…

Handwritten list of Farms with their acreages and occupiers belonging to John Isherwood in the Townships of Marple, Offerton, Bramhall and Plumley : 1831.
Bradshawe Estate about 340 acres.

Handwritten white card detailing the obituary of John Bradshaw Isherwood from the Stockport Advertiser 31st May 1839. Page 3 Col.5. Died on the 23rd May aged 62 years.

Assorted mounted display text describing events at All Saints Church, Marple on a Sunday.
The changes in Marple during John Isherwood's life.
Modernising carried out by John at Marple Hall.
Short biography.

British Transport Waterways, a 16th April 1959, Closure of Hollins Mill Arm Print an article on the canal arm from Pete Dixons Industral Heritage website,
http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/pfc-hollins-mill/pfc-hollins-mill.htm

Typed information from the Census records for Marple Hall : 1851 - 1891.
Typed notes on the census records. e.g. the family was not home on the night of the 1841 census and in 1871 the Hall was housing a lady's boarding school.

Copy of death certificate for Thomas dated 1895 died at Lunatic Asylum in Buxton.
Two typed newspaper articles re Internment at All Saints Church.
1. Stockport Advertiser 2 Aug 1895.
2. North Cheshire Herald, undated. Also original cutting from…

Four A3 copies of Ordnance Survey maps, dating from 1820's, 1881, 1930, and 1949.

Typed transcript from Stockport Advertiser 7 Oct 1841 describing Thomas Bradshaw Isherwood's coming of age festivities at Marple Hall. (Photocopy of full newspaper report MAH/026/011)
Brief biography and additional information on his life in Marple…

Obituary notices for the death of Ellen Bradshaw Isherwood :
1. Stockport Advertiser 14. Nov 1890.
2. Grantham Journal 15 Nov 1890.
3. Two pages from unknown publication "pleasant memories" of Ellen.
4. Two display sheets giving information…

Sepia photograph of Ellen signed "Yours very sincerely Ellen Bradshawe Isherwood"
Photocopy of black and white photograph signed "E Bradshaw Isherwood", both undated.

Typed information : Brief description of the Bradshaw Isherwoods connection to All Saints Church. Report on building of St John's church school at Offerton and Mrs Bradshaw Isherwood laying the foundation stone in 1876.Report (undated) on Mrs…

Three accounts covering Chartists descent on Marple Hall and Mrs Ellen Bradshaw Isherwood's role. Extract and front cover from "Sybil" by Benjamin Disraeli in which he dramatized this episode in his book after he heard about the Chartist incident at…

Photocopy of receipt for the sum paid by Mrs Isherwood for trimming and weeding the drive at Marple Hall, dated 1864, from Stockport Public Archives.
Photocopy of full year Payments and Allowances 1876. and January 1877.
Photocopies of maps dated…

Census records for J H Isherwood in 1881 when he was living at The Manor House, Welford, Northants. Also in 1891 when he was resident at Marple Hall.

Pamphlet "Welcome to our Parish Church" with its history.
Information on a tablet erected in the vaults of this church by his son for John Isherwood, who worshiped here for a number of years.
Handwritten note from the choirboys and organist dated…

A collection of three aerial photographs A4 size. The dates that the scenes were captured is unknown.Two of these photographs have been copied from one larger photograph which can be found in Map Drawer 9, Item 1.www.britainfromabove.org.uk/

Black and white photocopy of photograph with a group of six in garden setting "The Isherwood Family"

Photocopies of three newspaper articles, sources unknown and typed transcripts of (a) and (b), of (a) engagement of Henry Bradshaw Isherwood and Beatrice Muriel Bagshaw. October 1907(b) their marriage in the Bavarian Chapel, Warwick Street, London on…

Typed transcript and handwritten copy, of a death Notice from Stockport Advertiser 12th July 1940.
Probate Registry Document issued 25th January 1941, showing value of estate at £75,858.19s.9d.

Photocopy of map from 1934 showing Marple Hall Estate, buildings and parkland. Note from exhibition stating slow growth of Marple during 1886 - 1924 and continued sale by the Isherwoods of parcels of land for development.

Typed brief History of Henry Bradshaw Isherwood used as part of an exhibition.
Photograph from Marple Website virtual Tour of Henry & Beatrice

Fifteen pages of handwritten notes giving information on private papers held at Stockport Heritage Library. This comprises 3 boxes 1870 - 1962 containing diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and letters.

Various newspaper articles about Christopher Isherwood from several sources. Content includes book reviews, biography, relationship with his family, Don Bachardy, W H Auden, David Hockney and obituaries following his death in 1986.Photocopies of…