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Two page biography of Frederick Ronald Catterick a Marple Bridge Chemist for more than thirty years who lived with his family over the Chemist on Town Street. Born 1935 Died 2019. Written by Hilary Atkinson of MLHS.Photocopied photograph of his shop.

Miscellaneous material relating to Jinks Boatyard and family:1. Indenture 1867 : Photocopy of Original and transcript.2. 14 typed pages of letter to Rosemary (surname unknown), dated May 1983, giving details of: family generations; memories of living…

Photocopy of newspaper cutting from Stockport Express 24.1.1974 with heading "Retiring from his Scene - a Yarwood" . Article giving details of Jack Yarwood's career and involvement in local government and education before his retirement. Also noted…

Two newspaper cuttings from unnamed / undated newspapers reporting on the death of Sir James Myers OBE, educationist and former principal of the Machester College of Science and Technology.Awarded OBE during First World War for work on mustard gas,…

Photocopy of Newspaper obituary from North Cheshire Herald 17th April 1959 for Frederic Thorpe, local farmer. Letter from George Thorpe 1992 re burials of the Thorpe family at Mellor Church

Correspondence & Newspaper cuttings relating to the Thornley Family with original newspaper cutting with photocopy of :a. Obituaries and reports of funeral of Aaron Thornley 1905, cashier at Compstall Mill for many years, and a supporter of local…

Newspaper report from Stockport Advertiser dated 29th April 1965 heading "Lived 50 years in same street" with photograph of Mr & Mrs Arthur Thelwall with local dignitaries reading message from Queen on their Golden Wedding anniversary and…

Three press cuttings about Adam Sutherland. As a child he became famous after starring in a Heinz Soup advert (1982) and several children's programmes, and won trophies at Macclesfield Music Festival. As an adult he appeared at Edinburgh Fringe…

Obituary notice for Mrs N Newton, aged 80, of Mellor from the Stockport Advertisor May 29th 1969.Granddaughter of Joel Wainwright, founder member of the Ludworth & Mellor Womens Institute (one of the first in the country), trustee of Marple…

Photocopy of small cutting from City Life 29th January 1992 with list of Famous Marpleites : Agraman : City Life WriterBetty Driver : Coronation Street Actress Bridgit Forsyth : actressEd Glinert : City Life Founder Bill Grundy : ITV reporter.Ian…

20 pages of computer printout of "Residents of Marple 1584 - 1641" Abstracted from the transcriptions of the Registers of St Mary's Church, Stockport by Ben Alexander January 2009.

Newspaper article from The Reporter 18th November 1949 "A Great Loss to Marple Bridge - The Noble Life of Mrs M R Humphreys", obituary and brief biography: founder of Marple Bridge Nursing Association, co-founder of Ludworth and Mellor WI, district…

Photocopy of newspaper cutting from Advertiser 29.6.1961 giving information of a photographic exhibition at the Gem Cafe in Church Lane owned by Mr John Fearnley. Photographs, taken by amateur photographers over the years, were mainly of football…

Photocopy of newspaper cuttings from Stockport Advertiser : Edwards family.1. 1.3.1962 : Obituary of Mr Robert Stanton Edwards (aged 72), who had been Headmaster of the Willow Secondary School for 20 years before his retirement. 2. Undated : Mrs…