Bollington elementary schoolboys walking race held on 8 August 1903. There were 31 contestants; 11 from Bollington Cross, 12 from St John’s, 7 from the Wesleyan (Methodist) School and 1 from St Gregory’s.
see ‘Looking Back at Bollington’ for full details.
See also 2-20.
Categories 2: Building
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Elementary schools walking race
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Horse and cart outside Olivers Mill
Mr Harry Barton with his son George outside Olivers Mill. Horse and cart for coal carrying. Photo by G Vickers, Bollington.
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Sunday School trip on LNER Engineer’s work boat
Locations of named persons available on catalogue card 53/74. Please ask Volunteer staff for contact details.
At that time, 1945, the Macclesfield Canal was owned by the London North Eastern Railway Co. (LNER). This was because the original owners, the Manchester Sheffield & Lincoln Railway Co. (MSLR), went to the LNER at amalgamation in 1923. The MSLR had bought the canal, together with the Peak Forest and Ashton canals, in 1847. -
Bollington east from canal aqueduct
This view from the canal aqueduct shows the ground that was later to become the War Memorial garden. In 1912 it was used by Bollington Urban District Council as a storage area for their materials such as setts. On the left is Palmerston Street and the Congrgational church, and behind it Oak Bank mill before the tall chimney was built.
