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Two articles by Mark Whittaker, author of the Marple Website representing Marple in the Internet Community. Jan 2001 article on Marple Hall stained glass windows and their relocation to St Boniface's church at Bunbury. See also MAH/016/03.Jan 2002…

Photocopy of 13 page poem entitled "The Young Cavalier : A Legend of Marple Hall"
This tells the story in verse of a cavalier who was drowned in the River Goyt below Marple Hall.
From 'Lays and Legends of Cheshire' by John Leigh.
Publishers : E…

Photocopies of pages 39 - 74 from Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire : 'Original correspondence of the Lord President Bradshaw ; with other documents illustrating his personal history.
In the possession of A Rowson…

Photocopy of four page article from Cheshire Life dated April 1969 : entitled "John Bradshaw - Regicide" by R K Atkinson who wrote of the 'Cheshireman who condemned his King to death'. With illustrations.

Photocopied extract relating to Marple from G Ormerod : A history of the County Palatine and City of Cheshire (1882 Edition)
Pages 841 and 845 - 847.

Photocopies of pages 16,17 & 18 from G Swindells : History of Marple lst edition, describing the life of Judge John Bradshaw
Three pages of "Bradshaws" from unknown publication giving biography of John Bradshaw 1602 - 1659.
Small laminated piece…

Photocopies of 4 pages from Stockport Parish Registers 1593, 1602, showing the parish baptisms, marriages and burials and with additional notes on the Bradshaw family history.
Page 27 : 4 February 1593 Henry Bradshaw and Katherine Wynnington were…

25 sheets of handwritten research notes by Gladys (Dinah) Swindells on Marple Hall and tracing the Bradshaw-Isherwood families from 1252.
Dinah Swindells was Chairman of the Antiquarian Society. She lived in Manor House

Handwritten draft script for talk given by Gladys (Dinah) Swindells on The Bradshaws of Marple Hall .
15 pages : Date unknown

Typed and handwritten notes by Gladys (Dinah) Swindells including indentures for land purchases and The Vernons and other local related topics relevant to Marple Hall

Nine colour photographs of stained glass windows from Marple Hall which are now in St Boniface's church, Bunbury. See also MAH/016/03 and MAH/021/014.
14 page extract from ''Old Cheshire Churches' :
R Richards : 1973 giving information with…

Photocopy of lithograph of Marbury Hall and Park nr Nantwich, on A3 paper.
Photocopy of extracted text with two photographs of hall from 'A Cheshire Neighbourhood : A Pictorial History' : J T Robinson.
Photocopy of extract from 'Mansions of…

Photocopied sketches / photographs of properties associated with Bradshaw / Isherwoods :Offerton Hall, Stockport - Henry Bradshaw II m 1593/4 Catherine d of Raph Winnington of OffertonSketch of President Bradshaw's house, pulled down 1820, located in…

Folder containing miscellaenous newspaper cuttings relating to Marple Hall, Bradshaw Isherwood family and Marple Hall ghosts.
1842 Conspiracy at Marple
1844 To be let - the ancient family mansion of Marple Hall
1924 Judge John Bradshaw :…

Folder of photocopies of photographs from originals of the exterior of Marple Hall at different periods from its heyday to its eventual decline and demolition. These include the Hall from many angles, the courtyard, the clocktower, the stable block,…

Three page pedigree for the Bradshaw Isherwood family of Marple Hall from Early 16c to 19c, based on the manuscripts of Rev John Watson, Stockport, Disley & Marple Registers, Deeds, Wills, etc.
Also single document with pedigree 1470 to 1881 which…

Photocopies of Bradshaw and Isherwood Crests
Extract from unknown publication : Bradshaw Isherwood s 1788 -1919, giving details of the family history.

Seven typed pages listing details of estate papers together with reference locations 1560-1897 including Covenants / Indentures, Leases and miscellaneous information.
Source unknown

Two photocopies of newspaper reports from
(a) unknown paper entitled 'Anxiety at Marple' announcing that he had been wounded in the arm at Ypres but was doing well at a Base Hospital in France
(b) Stockport Advertiser June 11th 1915 reporting that…

Photocopy of typed Abstract of the title of Henry Bradshaw Isherwood Esq. and his trustees to property at Marple.
Seven pages on A3 paper
Photocopy of Plan referred to in the document on which are marked areas adjacent to Bowden Lane, Stockport…

Four page transcript of cassette entitled : Bradshaw-Isherwood's notes read by G A Swindells.
"Mr Richard Bradshaw Isherwood has sent me this resume of the history and his personal recollections of Marple Hall."

Cassette held at MLHS…

Two colour photographs and one black and white photocopy of family memorials showing their original locations inside the old church of All Saints, Marple.(a) John Isherwood(b) Thomas Isherwood of Marple Hall who died 1788, his widow Mary, his…

Typed document copied from a diary made by Anne Maria Bradshaw Isherwood daughter of John, who made a journey from Marple to London in 1831.
The journey started on 16 July with overnight stops at Loughborough, Northampton and St Albans before…

Numerous photocopied documents extracted from unknown publications, covering the history and memories of the Bradshaw Isherwood family.