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Photos and estate agents information about Finchwood, the house in Marple Bridge which Joel Wainwright designed and lived in from the early 1880s

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.

1. Booklet produced entitled "Half Green to Hawk Green" history, developments and recollections of Hawk Green compiled by MLHS. Souvenir of an Exhibition held at the Reading Room 20th - 27th September 1998 and at Marple Library on the 28th September…

Six page typed account with photographs on how Angela Hurley's research on the internet led to Marple USA and Marple in England organising a visit from American Fire Fighters in 2004 and a declaration of Friendship
Her essay explains events…

Pages with the articles entitled "I remember when" from the Mellor Church Magazine 1993 / 1994 / 1996

Two extracts under the title "I remember when..." taken from the Parish Magazine :
1. Memories of Mellor and Marple Bridge" by Graham Hudson
2. "Three Chimneys, Cobden Edge, Mellor" by Peter Edwards

Original copy of "Intercom" newspaper of Stockport Health Authority from October 1982. This contains a photograph on page 7 in a feature on fundraisers, showing children with items in the soft play range donated by the League of Friends of the Marple…

Paper entitled : An Interesting Old Mansion: with an introduction stating that Members of the Stockport Historical Society and a few friends paid a visit to Marple Hall by kind permission of Captain Bradshaw Isherwood.
The leader was Mr H A…

Photocopy of an article from British Railway Journal, Autumn 1994 entitled "Marple a One-time Traffic Centre of the Midland Railway" by Warwick Burton giving history with text and photographs along with hand drawn plans of Marple Station c1900

Two page article from Current Archaeology Issue 204, dated July/August 2006 reporting on the excavations at Mellor with photographs of findings and site.

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…

An original copy of the second edition of Wainwright's book "Reminiscences of a Life-time in Marple and the Neighbourhood", based on a lecture delivered to the Marple YMCA in1882

Photocopied extracted pages of version of one of the many lectures on this topic given by Wainwright; this one to the Manchester Geographical Society under the heading Reminiscences of A Life-time in Marple and the Neighbourhood.

Four pages of typed transcripts taken from "Seen from the Ridge" by "Observer", a regular feature which was appearing in the North Cheshire Herald.
Topics by "Observer" covered, Holiday Haunts for Sale and Still helping blitz victims, etc.
Six…

Typed document by Muriel Barton giving information on a group visit to Knowle Farm, Mellor on the 11th August 2007 with detailed description and history of the Farmhouse, the owners and the external buildings.
Also 13 black and white photocopied…

Material relating to the Wheatsheaf Magazine Compstall Co-op :
1. Original copy of The Wheatsheaf Magazine from August 1938. Donated by Peter Clark.
2. Three photocopies of promotional material from Wheatsheaf.
a. 1935 : Entitled "Yours" listing…

'The Factory Girl’: ballad by Robert Dibb of Dewsbury, dedicated to factory reformer John Wood, c. 1836 The Factory Act of 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act was an United Kingdom Act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and…

Three page article by John W S Hearle in the Textile Magazine from 2005 giving the history of mills in the area and the closure of Cataract Bridge Mill with photographs of the interior machinery.

Original Copy of 6 page publication "The Magazine" dated 2014 published by Hazel Grove Liberal Democrats with interviews with Lisa Smart candidate for MP

Leaflet to promote the Reading Lifelines Project which aims to increase the audience of 16-25 year old by creation of improved facilities with a leisure/study area in June 2001.
Also giving a timetable of events to be held

Photocopy of two page document entitled "Toll Bars and Turnpikes" by Arthur Hulme with expense sheets for a journey between Macclesfield and Norfolk for 1836

Booklet : Marple Memorial Park dedication and historical pageant 22nd July 1922. "For Rememberance" 100th Anniversary Limited Edition funding Friends of Marple Memorial Park 2022.

Limited edition print run of 100 copies to commemorate 100 years…

12 Drawer Grey Slides Cabinet each drawer holding numerous sheets of slides relating to Marple and surrounding areas, catagories :

Pocket containing miscellaneous prints of slide photographs.

Drawer I : Slides on Virtual Tour
Drawer 2 : …

Leaflet of events planned for 150 years of Transport in Marple, to include stalls of local societies and activities, boat trips, guided walks, presentation to poetry competition winners and musical entertainment. Celebration incorporating the Locks…

Two pages of downloaded information from the 1734 Poll for Glossop Parish with details of Mellor residents.
Downloaded 2007 from Rootsweb.com