Back row left: Harry Holland, verger at St Johns
People: Bollington
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Horticultural show
Mr G W Rowbotham (wearing cap) points out some of the chrysanthemum exhibits to Mr G M Swindells at the horticultural show held in the Fine Cotton Spinners & Doublers Association pavillion (to the right of Waterhouse mill).
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Gatley sculpture at the Bollington festival
Alfred Gatley sculpture entitled ‘Echo’. Born in Kerridge in 1816, Gatley became the leading English sculptor of the 19thC. He actually spent much of his career in Rome, and died there in some poverty in 1863.
Alfred Gatley was commisioned to sculpt three copies of ‘Echo’, she was a popular girl! One copy can be viewed at Gawsworth House.
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St Johns cubs
Photograph taken in front of the Coach House doors at Oak Bank House (now in Oak Bank Drive). For many years after WWII this building was used as the local scout headquarters. In 1983/4 it was restored by Chesney Orme for domestic accommodation.
Middle row 3rd from L is Granville Egerton
Front row 2nd from R is Fred Ratcliffe -
Stringer family
Edward Stringer and family. He was a wheelwright at 125 Bollington Road, Bollington Cross.
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Maud Mary Sutton
Maud Mary Sutton, first child of Herbert John Sutton. Born May 1878. This photo probably 1879. Maud Mary later ran a milliners business from the small shop at the bottom of Grimshaw Lane, but then trained as a nurse at the Manchester Royal Infirmary (1909-12). Nursed in India and Burma during WWI and afterwards in Egypt, then York and Colchester.
