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).
Locations 2: Kerridge
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Repainting White Nancy
2nd Bollington Senior Scouts with leader Richard Wright repainted White Nacy ready for the 1964 Festival.
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Repainting White Nancy
2nd Bollington Scouts repainting White Nancy prior to the 1964 Festival. Leader of the scouts, Richard Wright.
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Holy Trinity Sunday School Christmas Party
Holy Trinity Sunday School Christmas Party. The people in this picture are from the back left to right:
1 Mr Oldfield, 2 Mr Horrox;
3, 4, 5 Bowdon, 6 John Broome, 7, 8 Edwina Carlisle, 9 Betty ?, 10, 11 J Clough, 12 J Needham, 13 F Gosling.
Others include: George Needham, Howard Franklin, John Lomas, Ian Jackson. -
Memorabilia of First World War
Arthur Goodwin of 6 Turrett Cottages, Keridge joined the Cheshire Regiment in 1914 and was sent to the Dardanelles as a signaller, then to Mesopotamia. Wounded in 1916 or 17. The wound fron shrapnel, in the chest, could have been fatalif it had not been for the spoon shown here which was in his left hand breast pocket and deflected the missile. The shrapnel was mounted on a tie pin/ brooch. See also 144/36
