Whaley bridge photos

Banks Terrace

The Charles Head Bible. Photo sent in by John Warrington with the following information:-

Picture Nora Warrington & daughter Dorothy with the Bible in 1962 taken outside Charles Head House.One of the most prized possessions of Charles Head is its Bible. A massive 6inch thick book the Bible was printed at London in 1611 by Robert Barker printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty.

An inscription on the cover of the book reads.This Bible was given by John Ward at the Blue Boar to Edmond Pott at Charles Head for ever. It was his desire that great care should be taken of it and hoped it would make him to leave it so.The Bible passed from Edmond Pott into the hands of the Brocklehurst family But the donors request was never forgotten.Great care has indeed been taken of it and although the thick leather cover is tattered and worn from the use of many hands the book is still in almost perfect condition.

Charles Head House

Charles Head Corner. Photograph sent in by John Warrington

John also added:-I think this is the top of Charleshead corner of Pott Shrigley Road.Dose anyone know the name of the dwelling?

Charleshead House

Charleshead Farmhouse

Morten Family

A Celebration

Sponds Bottom farm, Kettleshulme

House on Flatts Lane

Marl Bank Garden. Sometimes known as Billy Bennett's Garden

Free Dierdre

Jenkin Chapel

Photo from John Warrington

The lady in the photo is Mrs Nora Warrington with her youngest daughter Ann Warrington.

Harvest Festival at Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel Harvest Festival

Comment by Sally Rose Pethybridge

The white farm on the left I believe might have belonged to the Rutter family in the 1950's. I was at school with Hazel Rutter and I remember a birthday party up there.

by Alan Boothby

The roof you can just see is Hole House farm, the home of the late Gilbert Wainwright. The white farm is Cornfield. The Rutter family lived at Baileys Farm a little further on.

by Clare Warr

The farm with he white roof was lived in by Len and Lucy Warrington , then later on 1975 by the Fosters

Comment by Alan Boothby

The nice little cottage in question is Paddock Cottage before it was extended. The Methodist Chapel is in the background.

Comment by Alan Boothby

This photo was taken from the B5470 between Spout House Farm and the village and looks up the valley from the Reed to the top of Charleshead

Comment by Alan Boothby

Lumb Hole mill can just be made out in the middle of the photograph

Oddfellows

Oddfellows Lodge Centenary 1938. Comment by Brenda Whelan

Middle row man with trilby on my grandad James Heathcote. Back row 2nd right uncle Fred Garlick who lived next door to the Bulls Head,

by Alan Boothby

Back row. l-r Arthur Jackson. Arthur Goddard. Alan Fidler. ? Samson Fidler. Fred Garlick ?

Middle row. l-r ?????? Tommy Broadhead. Sidney Beard.

Front row. extreme left Alfred Jackson. extreme right. Harold Heathcote.

Kishfield Bridge

Centenary mug

Lapwing Farm on Clayholes Lane, near Windgather

Pack Horse Bridge. Comment by Alan Boothby

This is the Pack Horse bridge that once carried the old salt trail. This bridge stands at the side of the main road bridge and is in a very bad state of repair.

Paddock Lane Cottage

Reed Bridge

Rose Queen Carnival 1979

Rose Queen 1962.. Comment by John Warrington

L-r Ann Warrington,Gale Auley,Elizabeth Belfield, ? ,Pauline Boothby, Barbara Warrington(my sister) Pamela Jackson, Diane Boothby, ?, Jane Brocklehurst, David Coward?. Gillian Mellor,

by Sally Rose Pethybridge

I am led to believe, br Winnie Fiddler, Dorothy Unsworth, Mary Boothby,Rene Boothby then not sure. Next row Not sure, Ann Warrington, Elizabeth Belfield, Pauline Boothby, Queen is Dorothy Warrington, retiring queen Pamela Jackson, Diane boothby, Jane broklehurst either Gillian Mellor or Patricia Buxton. Mum thinks it was 1963 and apologises for any mistakes

by Patricia Gennoe (Smith)

I think that the little girl on the far right front is Patricia Buxton. She's my sister-in-law now!

Comment by Alan Boothby

By the lie of hills in the background, I would say this photo was taken at Sponds Bottom Farm

Sheldon's Front. This house is now split into two, 'Bancrofts' and 'Bancrofts Cottage' and is next to the school yard

Sheldon's Back

Comment by Alan Boothby

This is a photo of the late Steven Mellor from Saltersford who was on contract to Cheshire County Council to keep our roads clear in winter.

The Falls. Comment by Alan Boothby

Standing on the bridge by Lumb Hole Mill, they were on the right, you can still make them out, but they are dry now.

This scene is just below Sponds Bottom Farm

Walker Brow

Windgather

Windgather Youth Hostel

KETTLESHULME PRIMARY SCHOOL

Kettleshulme Primary School in the 1920s

1948. Comment by Alan Boothby

Front row, L-R. Alan Boothby. Doreen Gregory. Neil Pennington. Keith Wild.

2nd row, Arnold Belfield. Richard Hodgson. George Gregory. Jean Beard. Hillary Wild. Joan Wilcox. Albert Hodgson. Brian Cottrell.

3rd row, Stan Heathcote. Clara Hodgson. Mary Frost. Ann Belfield. Christine Bailey. Margaret Hodgson. Maurice Heathcote. Freddy Frost.

Headmaster Mr Howarth. Roy Barlow. Jeff Price. Nancy Ethells. Dorothy Morton. Irene Hodgson. Ann Clay. Mary Belfield. Miss Warren.

Back row L-R. Jean Garlick. Dorothy Lomas. June Poulson. Beryl Johnston. Jean Belfield. Kathleen Hodgson. Raymond Lomas.

1949. Comment by Brenda Whelan

June Poulson. Nancy Etchells and Sheila Brocklehurst and one looks like Margaret Hodgson

1950

1951

1952

1953

Primary School 1961

Photograph sent in by John Warrington

Approx 1958. ? Fielding, Gale Auley, and Ann Warrington.

Comment by Alan Boothby on the 4th August 2015

John, I think that will be John Fielding, then like you say, Gail Hawley and your sister Ann.

LUMB HOLE

Comment by Alan Boothby

This is a photo of the top pool. Just out of sight on the left there is a boat house and a punt which was taken out now and again by the lads of the village.I would like to add, when we were out on the punt, it rarely got put back in the shed as Miss Sheldon usually turned up with her shotgun.

by Sally Rose Pethybridge

We were scared to death of the Sheldon sisters. Always kept a wary eye out when in the vicinity

Coment by R. S-S

Lumb Hole was built in 1797 and raised in height in 1815; it was destroyed by fire in 1822 and then quickly rebuilt.I assume Sheldon's Front and Sheldon's Back were once owned by the Sheldon family who owned and converted Lumb Hole Mill from a silk factory to a candlewick mill.When it was a silk manufacturing site it was owned by George Brocklehurst of Gap House in Kettleshulme.At one time there were plans to have two reservoirs in the valley, similar to Fernilee and Errwood, but the higher reservoir would have encroached onto the Brocklehurst land; and the Brocklehursts ultimately defeated the plans.

by Alan Boothby on the 3rd October 2015

This looks an early picture of the mill when the waterwheel was in working order by the looks of the valve that operated the sluice and the cleanliness of the water. There was another fire in 1948 that burnt out the middle floor and it is still like that to this day. That fire was caused because paint was being manufactured there. A.B.

Lumb Mill Workers

Comment by Peakmills

This was 1914.

Philip Milner Oliver was selected as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal party in the Knutsford constituency. The election was postponed due to the outbreak of the first world war.

After the war he was the Liberal candidate for the newly created constituency of Manchester Blackley in the general elections in 1918 (3rd), 1922 (2nd), 1923 (elected), 1924 (2nd), 1929 (elected), 1931 (2nd), 1935 (2nd) and 1945 (3rd). He also stood in the 1933 Altrincham by-election (2nd). He died in 1954 aged 69.

GODDARDS WHEELWRIGHTS