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Handwritten extract from Prescott's Manchester Journal dated 8th April 1780 giving details of the sale of the dwelling house of John Pickford, Innkeeper of Mellor with details of the property called Bradshaw Hall with outhousing and 36 acres of…

Letter from County Archivist, at Derbyshire Records Office, Matlock, giving information to Mrs A Ashworth on the records that are held with regard to the Ale House.

Handwritten 2 page document giving details of the baptism and burial references to Gilbert Radcliffe and the Radcliffe family held at the Parish Records dating 1638 - 1729.

Photocopy of original schedule of names of residents of Mellor and the number of hearths within the household for 1662 - 1663 held at the Public Records Office.

Photocopy of original 2 page last will and testament and inventory of Mary Radcliffe of Mellor dated 8th May 1705 listing goods and chattels.

Two handwritten pages with pedigree and notes on the Radcliffe family starting with William Radcliffe of the Alehouse 1571.
Photograph showing Podnor House birthplace of William Radcliffe in photograph collection.

Three documents relating to Gilbert Radcliffe Inn Keeper of Mellor
1. 1680 photocopies of original will and inventory with typed transcript
2. 1721 photocopy of original will and inventory with typed transcript
3. Typed letter to Ann Hearle dated…

Photocopies of transcript and of original will of Robert Radcliffe of Mellor dated 1571. Among the benficiaries mentioned are his wife Elizabeth Radcliffe, his unmarried children, his son Ottewell Radcliffe, Elizabeth Chaterton and among the…

Three hand written documents :
1. Photocopy of handwritten list headed 1686 giving names of residents.
2. Photocopy of two page handwritten list dated 1761 giving information on tenants of the properties surrounding the Old Vicarage (called Ale…

Pages 16, 31, 80 to 85 from 'The English Parish' on the early history of the Peak District area covering Mellor; giving information including parish vocabulary, map of Anglo-Saxon England, the conquest and history of parishes in the Peak District,…

Several documents relating to the Old Vicarage, Mellor :
1. Hand drawn map on card showing Mellor Chapel in Glossop parish and surrounding buildings taken from a portion of a map dated 1585.
2. Hand drawn plan of the Old Vicarage from 1836…

Various research notes / jottings and list of handwritten list of ownership of Blackberries compiled from Ann Hearle former resident of The Blackberries.
Handwritten and transcript.

Plastic pouch containing various documents relating the The Blackberries :
1. Several Estate Agents Details : 1970 1972, 1984, 1986
2. Photocopy of conveyance relating to No 3 The Blackberries dated 1973.
4. Hand drawn plans / layout and brief…

Correspondence / photographs / newspaper reports from various former residents & descendants of the area around Blackberries / Mill Brow.
Reminiscences / information on families and queries sent to Ann Hearle (nee Ashworth)

Handwritten data from Church Registers of residents around Blackberries from 1786 including births, marriages and deaths.
Compiled by Ann Hearle former resident of Blackberries

Various handwritten census / research notes for Blackberries and surrounding area :
1. Mellor Census Records 1841 - 1901 of selected families
2. Blackberries Register of Electors for 1905, 1915 and 1935
3. Research Notes from 1793 on Mellor…

Handwritten data & information for area around Greenhill
1. Land Valuations & maps dated 1832
2. Land Tax information : Tithe map/data 1936
3. 1849 Tithe Map Greenhill and various maps.
4. Ludworth Mill : information from Charter Rolls…

Photocopy of Deed of Grant and Release for the Blackberries : 1979 with O.S. location and site maps (thirteen pages).
Three handwritten documents giving information on Deeds relating to local properties with various dates from 1797.

Eleven pages of handwritten notes by Ann Hearle with three page typed transcript containing research information, BMD's and family history of the Stanney / Wooley families. Wills and Genealogy mentioning local properties including Primrose Mill…

Research notes:-
(a) thirteen handwritten pages mainly with information from deeds and tenancies
(b) three page transcript by Ann Hearle giving details of break-up of estate, lease, deeds and tenants
(c) letter from the Public Records Office…

Nineteen page typed draft by Ann Hearle giving a 200 year history of the area and the property "The Blackberries" in Mellor.
Ann Hearle was a former resident of Blackberries

Two page typed document listing title deeds relating to Sycamore Farm completed between the years 1783 - 1846

Plastic wallet containing photocopies of numerous advertising flyers and catalogues for various property auctions around Marple dating from 1884 - 1939 most to be sold by Messrs. Brady & Son, auctioneers.
Properties include houses, farms, shops…

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings, typed and handwritten transcripts relating to advertisements for property auctions. Various publications and dates:
1924 : Marsland's Nab Top, Marple
1851 : Hollywoods, Mellor
1851 : Spring Mount, Marple
1855…

Material relating to Oldknow's Warehouse :
1. Folder with pencil drawing on cover containing two documents
Floor plan of ground/ first floor of Lockside Mill (Samuel Oldknow's Warehouse) External Works. Folder also gives brief history of Lockside…