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Two page typed letter to Mr & Mrs Marsden the landlords of the Oddfellow Arms, Mellor from Marion Woods (nee Marsland) 1978 with memories of her grandmother who lived in Rock Cottage and her family connection to Mellor.
Typed transcript.

Three page handwritten letter from Bill Hughes from Gee Cross, Hyde with memories of Marple Bridge in the 1920's.
Typed transcript

Three page typed memories of Compstall during the 1930's & 40's, from Brian Kay whose family lived at Compstall Post office, including photo of Brian and parents.

Eight pages of text with photographs on card in display pocket binder created by Brian Kay 2004.
Reminiscences of people and work at the Marple Council Electricity Department during the late 1940's.

Six pages of typed text entitled "Memories of Life in our Village during the War" with supporting maps and colour photographs on card produced by Brian Kay 2004. with memories of WW1 in 2001.
Held by blue paper gripper.

13 page transcript of interview with Peggy Gould-Martin by Gordon Mills with her early memories of Marple in the 1920's and 1930's.
Peggy was born in 1922 and lived all her life in Marple.
Typed 2018 from audio tape recorded in 2006 from Bill…

Ring bound typed pages by Tom Oldham as a follow on to the "Youthful Days in Mellor", dwelling on his later days at school, college and working career in the 1930's and retirement in Mellor.

Go to Hyperlink below for four articles from MLHS…

A4 tinted hand drawn cartoon novelty street map "Drawn by Mike" highlighting the center of Marple with decorative lozenge stating "Map of Marple as it seemed to be 1956 - 7" with properties of friends and relatives highlighted with scrolls.
Mike…

Email correspondence received in 2019 from Marple resident after photographs appeared in MLHS Newsletter showing cottages at the Jolly Sailor.
Memories of her family's hairdressing premises, her family's house on Market Street where the cellar was…

Typed A4 sheet headed "Stone Row" with memories of Stone Row and the family houses : Barbara Thornley 2019

Three page handwritten "ramblings" with typed transcript headed "Lynne's Historical Ramblings of the Surrounding Area".
Written by Lynne Douglas 2019.

Eight punched pockets containing email/letter correspondence to Ann Hearle requesting family research information on the following families:

Ridgway : includes family tree from 1550 & transcripts of wills.
Hartle : Correspondence from Canada…

Correspondence and photographs donated to MLHS by Martin Cross 2022.
Correspondence gives information on his family connection to the 22 photographs all on the virtual tour (search Martin Cross).

These photographs are stored in our photograph…

Booklet "John's Story the memoirs of John Taylor" printed 2018.
Donated by Beryl Shepherd, John's sister 2022.

107 pages with photographs and hand drawn illustrations cover John's early years at school, war years, work and sporting involvement…

Three typed pages of Memories of Marple by Adrian Dobson from the 1950's covering childhood and family. Mr Dobson attended the archive group in 2024 with a flint arrowhead that had been found in the garden of 296 Stockport Road which is the house he…