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
Will of John Warburton Bridge 1847 : Husband of Elizabeth Bridge
Photocopy of the will of John Warburton Bridge from 1847 with typed transcript.
Elizabeth Bridge as sole benefactor and executrix.
Ellizabeth…
Narrative of Robert Pilkington : Re Dispute over Mellor Land : 14th Century
Photocopy of document re disputed land in Mellor between Ainsworths & Pilkingtons from the 14th Century taken from Historical Manuscripts Commissions…
Memories of Albert School during WW1 & 1950's 60's
Email correspondence from 2019 with memories of Albert Schools during and after WWI the 1950's and 1960's of evacuees ad events.