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Numerous water rates electricity and rates demands and receipts for Bottoms Hall/Mellor & Marple Lodges.
Wayleave to Trent Valley & High Peak Electricity Company Ltd : 1930 in envelope.

22 typed pages entitled "Water Supply & Public Health in Mellor from 1873" (information taken from various Council Minute & Letter Books - including those of Mellor Parish Council) Information ends with the minutes of 7th March 1834.
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Miscellaneous material from Peter Dunn relating to the Ward Family of Marple Ridge End Farm including email information, photocopies of Black & White Photographs, census records, and handwritten family tree

Photocopies of photographs and inscription from Walmsley Family gravestone at All Saints Church Marple.
Email correspondence relating to above. 2014

Photocopies of 1841 - 1911 census records for Walmsley family
1851 census records for Hollins Fold : Mill Workers.
Marriage Cert for Samuel & Adelaide 1849.
Death certificates for John Braddock Walmsley 1857
Charles Edward 1860, Margaret Ann…

Three page typed list of Walmsleys Apprentices taken from the 1851 census return with additional information.
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26 Page booklet with seven walks that start and finish at Romiley Station published by Friends of Romiley Station and Community Rail Newtwork.
2023

Original set of 6 illustrated leaflets in plastic wallet of walks in the Marple Area by Gordon MIlls printed in 1998.
1. Marple Dale
2. The Roman Bridge and Lakes
3. Marple Locks and Brabyns Park
4. Chadkirk
5. From Way to Cut (Middlewood Way…

Photocopies of the indenture (12 pages) with typed transcript dated 19th September 1639 and 3rd December 1792 referring to the setting up the Walklate Educational Trust for the maintenance of a Free School.

Original document produced by Ministry of Education giving information on the Walklate Educational Foundation relating to the scheme with its foundation in 1639 and regulations regarding the appointment of Trustees, meetings, voting, investments and…

Photocopies of extract from Walking Canals edited by Ronald Russell 1984.
Pages 84 - 90, Chapter 13, The Peak Forest Canal by Michael Miller with a 7 mile walk from Whaley Bridge to Marple with maps, key, descriptions highlighting points of…

Numerous handwritten wage slips, time sheets, gratuities, summary of wages and expenses. for employees of the Marple and Mellor Estate for 1920's and 1930's.

Wage list from Hollins Mill Nos. 26 & 28 Weft Mules
date April 24th 1922

Original copy of Women's Royal Navy Service Employment Certificate for Mabel Lewis Nelson (nee Edmond) who was employed as a rating between 1944 - 1946.

Various correspondence from 1935 regarding the Bequest from Mr William Torkington Kent of £120. 5s. 3p 3.5% War Stock to the church

Photocopies of the Hyde Division of Cheshire : Marple Polling District (District J) Township of Marple, List of residents, addresses in 1891 eligible to vote.

Original copy of a message sent to school children to celebrate victory by the Allied Nations 8th June 1946.
Reverse has important war dates from 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and ending on 5th September 1945 when British Forces re-entered…

Original Marple Vestry Minutes Book 1849 - 1889. Elections of Overseers of the Poor and notice of Poor Rate Assessment April 1899.

Paper relating to the Vernon family of Marple with single page index detailing contents giving details of marriages, wills, birth/death certificates, reminiscences of Chapel House, Marple.

Various original documents relating to legacy of £100 from Joseph Vaughan of .the "Ash", Marple to All Saints Church.
Charity Commission documents and correspondence dating 1898 - 1950

Typed and handwritten notes relating to Mellor School starting from Census Register of children made in 1878 with information on pupil numbers and important events.

Assorted photographs :
1929 : Black & White showing British Legion 1929.
Undated : Hand tinted postcard of All Saints.
Undated : Two colour photographs of Budenberg family grave and Frank Barlow's Grave.

Selection of pages showing thumbnail images of local area taken from the Marple Website in 2013. These cover areas and structures including :
All Saints Church, Marple Aqueduct, Church Lane, Hawk Green, Hibbert Lane, Macclesfield Canal, Strines,…

Newspaper and Magazine articles relating to Marple Hall : 1. Manchester Weekly Times 4 & 11 March 1892 with sketches of Marple Hall. Duplicate copy of 4 March in MAH/020/02.2. Sketch of Marple Hall & part text from Old & New Manchester…

North Cheshire Herald 1883 : Marriage of Miss Carver.
The Herald 1911 : Death of Mr Thomas Carver.
The Reporter 1970 : Publication of Joyce Donald's book.
North Cheshire Herald : Mrs Mary Barlow death(eldest daughter of Thomas Carver)
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