The back of the postcard shown in 164-05.
Categories: Building
Building description
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Hollin Hall Children’s Convalescent Home
The X on one window is referred to in the text on the back of this card as the room in which the sender stayed (see picture 164-06). The building has been significantly enlarged during the late 20th and early 21st centuries and is an hotel.
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Congregational Church
A Saxon postcard postmarked 1913. The picture was taken before 1912 – otherwise one would be able to see the new chimney at Oak Bank mill. Indeed, there is smoke rising from the old chimney up on the hillside.
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Cock & Pheasant Inn
The roadway outside the Cock & Pheasant when there was road building work in progress – note the piles of limestone.
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White Nancy
One of the best historical pictures of White Nancy standing on top of Kerridge Hill. It was erected about 1817 to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
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Street view
Looking north east along Wellington Road, taken from approx in front of Bollington Hall Farm. The houses in the middle distance are in Hawthorn Road. The buildings on the left house the pharmacy and the Post Office today (2015). Notice Clarence mill in the distance. The street is paved with setts.
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FCSDA Pavilion at Waterhouse mill
Pictures shows a Long Service Dinner being held in the recreation room at Oliver’s Waterhouse mill.
Back row: 1 Jack Vickers; 6 Mrs Worthington; 7 ? Taylor; 8 Mrs Blackley
Middle row: 1 ? Goodwin; 4 George Duffield; 12 Gertie Brooks
Two above right hand end of middle row: 2 Mrs Mouet
Front row: 6 G Swindells (Director); 8 Ian Oliver (Director); 9 ? Ingham (Mill Manager); 11Fred Broome (Engineer at Clarence mill)
To the left in front of the table, the lady in spectacles is Mrs Potts; the gentleman in front of her is Mr Blackley
The picture was kindly provided by Mrs Elizabeth Coyne.
