The Society has thousands of items in its archives, which have been collected since the early 1960s and are stored at the Mellor Parish Centre, Church Road, Mellor SK6 5LX. A team of volunteers meets most Thursday mornings and is currently working on producing a comprehensive catalogue, which obviously will continue to expand as the collection increases.
Featured Item
Betty Carver : The Monty connection
Extract from "The Making of a General" book.
Audrey Featherstone article The Marple Connection, full transcript on Marple website.
Newspaper article…
Featured Collection
Marple Hall
Series of Folders containing items relating to Marple Hall / Bradshaws / Isherwoods.
Stored in the bottom drawer of cabinet B on the right hand side…
Recently Added Items
Samuel Hodgkinson : Brief History 1823 & Photograph of Opening of Marple Bridge Congregation School 1906
Photocopy of document giving information on Samuel Hodgkinson from 1823 his marriage and descendants.
Also photocopy of black and white photograph…
Poor Law Information : Mellor & Ludworth : J Smith
Eight printed pages with information on the Poor Law / Jurors / Poor Law Removals in Mellor & Ludworth. "Brief Observations on Mellor & Hayfield"…
Population of Marple 1630 & Marple Records 1585 - 1631
Computer printout of BMD records giving information on the population of Marple in 1630 (7 pages ) and family details for 1584 - 1631 (seventeen…