The finest structure on the Macclesfield Canal, the aqueduct carries the canal high over the town. It was built in 1829-31 together with the unique, all stone constructed, embankment. Notice the setts paving the street; these were only removed when the road was reconstructed in the early 2000s. Look closely at the left of the picture and you may see the ghostly image of a lady in a wide brimmed hat! The photographer wanted for soime unknown reason to remove this lady from the picture. Another has also been removed from the right side.
Locations: Palmerston Street
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Seven Girls
Seven girls pose in their summer dresses. Thought to be in Palmerston Street against the wall of Oak Bank mill, just to the left of the entrance, where the oil tanks were installed (see one over the wall). Today this is the entrance to Hamson Drive.
The girls are named as (from top left) Hylda Brogden, Joyce Bowden, Jean Chadwick, Hilda Wilcox, Brenda Lea, Anne Crichton and Margaret Clay.
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Railway Parcels Wagon
Print from which this was copied is in originals file but is half toned screen print.
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Advertisement for Concert
Concert advert with request to ‘Bring your gas mask’. Copied from Macclesfield Courier 7 December 1939 page 10
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Greenhalgh family
“My grandparents with their 13 children.” Names above left to right starting at back left. See 118-06 for same group 40 years on. At some point the parents were lanlord and landlady of Meridian Inn.
