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Photocopy of Booklet in celebration of the Centenary Year of Marple Congregational Church, Hibbert Lane, Marple giving history and highlights 1864 - 1964

Booklet entitled The History of Marple Bridge United Reform Church 1662 - 1981 by Reg Cordwell, Archivist of Church, dated 1987 to commemorate the centenary of the Present Church in Hollins Lane.

Original booklet Congregational Church giving account of the building of the church, committees report, balance sheet, list of Subscriptions 1882-1896.

Booklet produced by Marple United Reformed Church to celebrate 150 years of Worship and Service. Dated 2015 with history and photographs

Small booklet entitled "Brief History for Marple Bridge Congregational Church", by George Hyde dated 1939. Price 6d with photos of The Barn at Mill Brow, the Old Chapel and the Present Church.

4 photocopied pages extracted from Nonconformity in…

Four original programmes from Marple Congregational Church for various events, organ recital, musical services.

Photocopy of front cover of a Souvenir programme for the Tercentenary Pilgrimage on St Bartholomew's Day 24th August 1962 from Marple Bridge Congregational Church 1662 - 1962.
On card.

Photocopy of the Front Cover of Maple Bridge Congregational Church Diamond Jubilee Souvenir leaflet dated 1947

Photocopy programme for Marple Bridge United Reformed Church Re-opening Ceremony and Service of Dedication. Dated 28th March 1981. Brief history, acknowledgements an order of service.

Typed document giving list of Church Members estimated to be in 1803, extracted from " A Book for Chappil at Marple Bridge 1787".
Also small typed extract from Baptismal Register of the Congregational Chapel commencing 1839

Original statement of accounts from June 1876 to June 1877. for Marple Bridge Sunday School on card

Photocopy of the Marple Congregational and Christian Family magazine No 33 dated September 1878.
3 pages, article on Marple Hall, letter relating to Marple Young Men's Christian Association and New Union Rooms and Coffee Tavern.

Page downloaded from Genealogy.rootsweb.com under the heading Mill Brow with Marple Bridge Independent Chapel Baptism.
Downloaded 2007.

Miscellaneous newspaper articles relating to Congregationalist & Marple Bridge United Reformed Church dating from 1905

Two pages of research notes from Reg Cordwell giving list of Ministers and typed notes on Non-conformity from a North Cheshire Article author Joan Smith 1982.

A3 Photocopy of Souvenir photographs of Old Chapel & Sunday School 1787 and New Church 1887 and New Sunday School 1906.
With details of when erected and costs.

Original Invitation to anniversary service at Marple Bridge Independent Sunday School on the 10th June 1877

Photocopy of Marple Congregational Church Sunday School Anniversary on 29th April 1917

Miscellaneous papers/photographs donated by Mary Simmonds in relation to her great granddaughter of Mr & Mrs Humphreys.
1. Photocopy of documents from March 1905 presented to Mrs Humphreys of Sunny Bank from Members of Young Womens Senior Class in…

Two display extracts giving historical information of the Congregationalist in Marple
Extract from Powicke : Centenary History of the Cheshire Congregational Union 1806 - 1906 referring to Marple

Typed Essay on the Founding of Marple Congregational Church, its Sunday and Day Schools : and of their subsequent history in relation to prevailing and economic conditions.
Letter stating written in 1968/69, author unknown.

Numerous typed pages containing detailed archive index with information on title of items, dates and location for the Marple Bridge United Reform Church archive, comprising :

11 page index headed "History" giving title of items, date and folder…