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Original newspaper article with photograph from The Herald dated 15.10.1910. regarding donation of Recreation Ground and fountain by Mr Walter Bright Hodgkinson with details of opening ceremony and presentations.
Colourand black and white photos…

15 typed pages of draft Chapters / Notes by Peter Bardsley.
First draft, later used by Ann Hearle for a book. Two hundred years of three families who owned The Hollins Mill Hall Estate, The Carvers, the Hodgkinsons and the Walmsleys.

Two pages…

A small off-cut sample of a "Marple Sheet" produced at Hollins Mill with two loose embroidered tags, probably from other sheets. Also includes original paper packaging label and guarantee form, which includes the following text:

MARPLE SHEETS…

Four page typed schedule of deeds held at Manchester Central Library in relating to Hollins Mill, Walmsley/ Hodgkinson and Carvers.
Dates 1712 to 1889

Photocopy cutting: Unemployed operatives stopped production at Marple Mills, August 1842.
Photocopy cutting: Sale of Cotton Spinning Machinery and Effects from Hollins Mill, November 1857.
Photocopy cutting: Hollins Mill Mutual Improvement Society,…

British Transport Waterways, a 16th April 1959, Closure of Hollins Mill Arm Print an article on the canal arm from Pete Dixons Industral Heritage website,
http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/pfc-hollins-mill/pfc-hollins-mill.htm

Photocopies of posters and advertising material from various publications promoting Hollins Mill c1922.
An entry for the Hollins Mill in Skinner's Cotton Trade Directory 1931-32.
An entry for Carver and Co Carriers in the Williams' Leeds Directory…

Chronological list of important dates and events from 1712, when the Hollins estate was indentured to Joshua Higginbotham, until 1988, when the final remains of Hollins Mill were demolished. See full copy of the list above.

1. Colour photocopy of Garswood, 32 Trafalgar Road, Birkdale, Southport home of Thomas Carver in 1911.

2. Photocopy of Map showing Greystoke dated 1914 home of John Carver after he moved from Marple.

Photocopies of Indenture for sale of land shown on Plan attached showing area edge in red in front of Hollins House to Canal from The Hollins Mill Company Limited to Marple Urban District Council. dated 1921.

Indenture between W O Carver and others & M.U.D.C relating to the "Conveyance of 1914" for the Freehold messuage known as "Hollins House" with plan of area.

Photocopy of the last Will and Testament of John Carver of Greystoke, Ealing in the County of Middlesex, with two codicils dated 1911.
On 4th November 1911 the value of his estate was given as £94714. 15s 2d, resworn at £94869. 13s 3d and his…

Photocopy of John Braddock Walmsley will dated 1856 estate & effects to wife Caroline, Codicil dated 1857.
Photocopy of Charles Walmsley will dated 1841 estate & effect to wife Betty. Codicil dated 1849.

Two notices from The London Gazette giving notice in 1895 & 1898 of partnership dissolvement between Samuel Hodgkinson, John Carver, Thomas Carver, William Oswald Carver, Ernest Carver and Walter Bright Hodgkinson, due to the retirement of John…

Stockport Advertiser 6th Nov 1920, 'The Hollins Mill Engine', details of the new engine 1,500 HP. Letter from Edward Wilkinson to Peter Bardsley - 30 August 1996, names the two engines as Gog and Magog. Copy of original advert for machinery sale in…

Reports from the Manchester Guardian.
March 10th 1910: Headline "Cotton Trade Dispute at Marple"
Hollins Mill, Marple was closed last night until further notice, and 650 operatives are thrown out of work
April 6th 1910: Headline "Maple Weavers…

Photocopy of last Will & Testament of Mary Barlow of Woodville, Marple, widow dated 1931. 27th day of August 1931.
There are three codicils dated 15th November 1934, 23rd January 1937 and 2nd December 1938.

Information of Oswald Carver's military record during WW1 with the Royal Engineers and biography from www.Stockport 1914-1918.co.uk website.
Handwritten short biography of Captain Oswald Armitage Carver : author unknown.
Single handwritten page…

Memories: Margaret Davenport (nee Close).
Memories: Edith Atknson (nee Pearce) 1935 memories
Email: Describing the Interview of Margaret Davenport by Hilary Atkinson.
Memories: Hilda Howard (nee Atkinson) written in late 1990s.
Email (2014) from…

Miscellaneous research notes from various sources :
1. Typed account from Stockport Express dated 1854 : An incident in which an attempt was made to pick the pocket of Mr W. Walmsley, cotton manufacturer of Marple.
2. Information on Mrs…

Handwritten notes on death of Samuel Hodgkinson.
Typed notice from Stockport Advertiser 1899 regarding the "Strange disappearance" of William Walmsley.
Funeral notice from Stockport Advertiser 1901 for Samuel Hodgkinson JP aged 79.
Notice of death…

Two page typed document giving suggestions on how to form a talk on Hollins Mill from A Hearle's book with ideas on changes to illustrations.
Date Unknown

Four A3 copies of Ordnance Survey maps, dating from 1820's, 1881, 1930, and 1949.

Handwritten pedigree of the Walmsleys starting in 1799 with Charles who was an attorney.
Handwritten research notes including BMD and Trade Directory information (five pages).
Death certificates of :-
Margret Anne Walmsley 1849
James Braddock…

1. Photocopy of photograph of John and Thomas Carver date unknown.
2. House for Golden Wedding in 1904 with Christian names or relationship underneath
3. Extract File 3/14 from Marple Website showing Family group as above with description of Golden…