A beautiful picture of a horse drawn boat load of stone on the Macclesfield Canal approaching Hurst Lane bridge, no.26. Note the lack of overgrowth, the wide clean towpath and the telephone poles and wires. In the distance smoke rises from Oak Bank mill chimney.
Places: Bollington
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Horton’s Farm
inscribed on the back “Horton’s Farm Chester Lane, near Macclesfield. Sarah Horton and her grandmother. probably taken by Arthur Ward c 1898.”
Identification made by donor’s mother who was Arthur’s sister. Both were the children of James Ward, Headmaster of Macclesfield School of Art 1888-1907
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Workers at Clarence Mill
Room 3 in Clarence Mill Winding Room. Annie Ingley 2nd left in middle row with white bow and spectacles. Os(s) Nolan, the overlooker is on the right.
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Recreation Ground
Left to right: Dolly (Dorothy?) Ingley, Jessie Cumberbirch, May Pearson on the Recreation Ground. Notice the smoke rising from Clarence mill chimney.
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Trip to the Circus
Staff from Room 3 Winding Room at Clarence mill setting off to Manchester to visit the circus. They are boarding the charabanc (coach) outside the Turners Arms in Ingersley Road. Aunt Annie organised the trip (3rd from left with hat, glasses, open coat and necklace). Oss Nolan, their Overlooker, is second from right.
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Palmerston Street Aqueduct
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.
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Wellington Road & railway viaduct
A Vickers postcard, no.12, looking east along Wellington Road, outside the Waterhouse mill, towards the railway viaduct.
Basil Jeuda collection
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St Gregory’s Sermons
Two un-named girls posing in Chapel Street by its junction with Silver Street. In the background is the old St Gregory’s church, since demolished, and to the right is the old St Gregory’s school, now three cottages known as St Gregory’s Mews.
