This area of land on Sowcar Brook has now disappeared, washed away by the river.
Places 2: Sowcar Farm
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Stubbs Family of Sowcar
Sarah was wife of Henshaw Stubbs, farmer of Sowcar. Len and mary were two of their many children. Len was killed at Salonica and is on the Rainow War memorial, Sowcar being within the Rainow boundary.
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Private Henshaw Stubbs
Len Stubbs, the donor of the picture, said henshaw lived at the Homestead, Pott Shrigley and was a small farmer. He also worked at Pott Shrigley Brickworks sorting pit props for the mine there.
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Sarah Stubbs and son at Sowcar Farm
Sarah, wife of Henshaw Stubbs. Died 1939 aged 74. Farmed at Sowcar Farm. Sons Percy,Richard,Henshaw, James, John, Leonard. John born in 1888 at Harrop Fold. When married farmed at Burton’s farm Saltersford, then Bay Tree Farm Hedgerow the Sowcar from 1932.
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Ingersley Road from Beeston Brow
Probably pre 1914. The large building to the right is the Catholic St Gregory’s chapel, since demolished, with the Catholic school next to it, now cottages.
