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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.

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

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…

Thirty one page text for a lecture given by Joel Wainwright in the Union Rooms, Marple 1882.
History of Marple within national events, Samuel Oldknow's involvement with church, road, mills and local worthies.

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…

Booklet "John's Story the memoirs of John Taylor" printed 2018.
Donated by Beryl Shepherd, John's sister 2022.

107 pages with photographs and hand drawn illustrations cover John's early years at school, war years, work and sporting involvement…

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…

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…

Nineteen page typed draft titled "A Choirboy's Story, Marple : My Life & Times There" by Ernest Washington who was born in Chadwick Street, Marple in 1882.
This gives his memories of church, winning prizes with the Marple Bridge Male Voice…

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…

Email correspondence received in 2019 from Marple resident after photographs appeared in MLHS Newsletter showing cottages at the Jolly Sailor.
Memories of her family's hairdressing premises, her family's house on Market Street where the cellar was…

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.

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.

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.

Eight punched pockets containing email/letter correspondence to Ann Hearle requesting family research information on the following families:

Ridgway : includes family tree from 1550 & transcripts of wills.
Hartle : Correspondence from Canada…

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

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.

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.

Handwritten copy of The Diary of John Tym from 17th December 1881, copied in 1970 by R E Thelwall of Marple.Bridge.
This is a record of his daily activities, work, the weather, etc.
e.g. "Ground covered in snow, interred Mrs Maclean at Geecross…

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 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…

Three page handwritten "ramblings" with typed transcript headed "Lynne's Historical Ramblings of the Surrounding Area".
Written by Lynne Douglas 2019.

Typed interview with Miss Lizzie Hodson in the form of question and answer, recorded 1968.
Miss Hodson was the Secretary of the Marple Congregational Junior Church formerly the Sunday School she was 79 at time of recording. She was born in Marple…

Collection of correspondence both handwritten and typed between Jim Berry and Arthur Hulme in 1965.
Recollections and answers to queries raised between both men on various subjects including memories of school and work in Marple

Photocopy of letter from N Wilde at Mellor on 14th October 1826 to her "sister".
Typed transcript.
Donated by the daughter of Emmanuel Wilde, great granddaughter of N Wilde.