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Original leaflet promoting Remembrance Sunday Service to be held at Mellor War Memorial and Marple Memorial Park on Sunday 14th November 2004.

Original typed letter to Householders from Marple Urban District Council dated January 1939, giving notice of "Government Evacuation Scheme" and their responsibilities under the Civil Defence to give information of housing that could be…

Original Board of Trade Clothing Book from 1947 - 1948.

Original Certificate of Exemption from Military Service 1918 showing the applicant's details - name, address, age, profession with the reason for the exemption.

Two original British Restaurant posters from WW2 with direction arrows.

Original booklet from National Service a guide to the ways men and women can join the National Service with application forms and with a message from the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain.

Original booklet published by the Home Office in 1938 "The Protection of your home against air raids" distributed to all households with information on how to make their home safe against air attack.
Section 1. "Things to do now" with information…

Booklet entitled " Mellor Remembers .." documenting the 3l men of Mellor listed on the Mellor War Memorial who lost their lives in WW1.Men commemorated are :Cyril Atkinson, Paul Brachi, Albert Bradley,Ernest Brough, Joseph Brough, Frank Burderkin,…

Original booklet "A Village at War" by Jack Turnbull with a collection of memories, anecdotes and events remembering the important part played by the men and women of Marple, Compstall, Mellor and Strines during the Second World War.

Photocopy and typed transcript of a newspaper cutting from 1914. It describes the detention of a German civilian, who had been resident and working as a baker in Marple for several years previously. He was taken to Queensferry Detention Camp near…

Research material and correspondence with P Jennings & MLHS in regard to the Tank Banks under the National War Bonds and Savings Certificate scheme and awarded to Marple for their contribution.
Photograph shows tank at Marple Memorial…

A3 Drawing and key showing the proposed restoration of Mellor Memorial Gardens : Not to scale : No dateArticle from The Review (Spring/Summer 2011) describing restoration work on Mellor Memorial Garden resulting in winning of Pride in Marple Award.

a. Laminated A4 Poster advertising Exhibition at Marple Library on the 14th - 27th November 1999. "Remembered - Marple Men who fell in The Great War" .b. Newspaper cuttings relating to this exhibitionand to the book 'Remembered' written by Peter…