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
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.
Booklet : Hillfort at Mellor Excavations 1998 - 2002
Twenty two page booklet produced by Mellor Archaeological Trust detailing the story of the Mellor Dig from 1998 to 2002 with the history of the site,…
Ann Hearle Postcard Collection : Local Views & Events
A large selection of over 1000 postcards dating from 1900's, collected by Anne Hearle over 40 years. Above examples shown above are : Sportsman Arms…