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An early OS map of part of Holmes Chapel

Old OS map of Holmes Chapel

1898

An early OS map of part of Holmes Chapel

An early OS map of part of Holmes Chapel

OS Map 1

1898

An early OS map of part of Holmes Chapel

Post Master outside Post Office

Post Office and Sandbach (London) Road

1900

Post Master outside Post Office

Front of the Red Lion Inn with a group of cyclists resing. Note lady in long skirt.

Red Lion with cyclists

1910

Front of the Red Lion Inn with a group of cyclists resing. Note lady in long skirt.

The shop front of Morreys in the Square at the beginning of the 20th centrury

Early View of Morrey's

1910

The shop front of Morreys in the Square at the beginning of the 20th centrury

Old Red Lion Inn with stables

Red Lion Inn

1910

Old Red Lion Inn with stables

A corner of The Square with the old George and Dragon Inn and William's Grocers next door.

The old George and Dragon

1914

A corner of The Square with the old George and Dragon Inn and William's Grocers next door.

J Swains was a general hardware store situated on Macclesfield Road just by the Bulls Head.

J Swains Shop

1920

J Swains was a general hardware store situated on Macclesfield Road just by the Bulls Head.

The Sqaure showing the Union Bank of Manchester and two interesting vehicles

The Square looking east

1920

The Sqaure showing the Union Bank of Manchester and two interesting vehicles

A view of the Square with the Bull's Head. Taken about 1920

Frontage of the Bull's Head

1920

A view of the Square with the Bull's Head. Taken about 1920

St Lukes with pollarded lime trees

St Lukes Church

1920

St Lukes with pollarded lime trees

The Good Companions Hotel on London Road was opened in 1937. This photograph was taken shortly after closure in 2000 when it was demolished to make way for Lovell Court

Demolition of the Good Companions Hotel

2000

The Good Companions Hotel on London Road was opened in 1937. This photograph was taken shortly after closure in 2000…

This photo was the illustration on the official opening hand out of the pool at Saltersford Reform School on July 7th 1934. Salterford Hall became a reform school in about 1920 when the Agricultural College moved to Reaseheath.

Swimming Pool at Saltersford Hall

1934

This photo was the illustration on the official opening hand out of the pool at Saltersford Reform School on July…

View of properties opposite church with Davies Transport lorry

Road north through village

1940

View of properties opposite church with Davies Transport lorry

View of flight shed from Moss Lane, Cranage

Vickers Armstrong Flight Shed

1944

View of flight shed from Moss Lane, Cranage

RAF Cranage and other WW2 sites

RAF Cranage

1945

RAF Cranage and other WW2 sites

Good Companions hotel external view from London Road

Good Companions

1950

Good Companions hotel external view from London Road

A view looking south from the Square with the first shop owned by Jim Chetham, radio and TV shop, on the right.

Chethams First Shop

1950

A view looking south from the Square with the first shop owned by Jim Chetham, radio and TV shop, on…

Early aerial view of the village centre

Aerial View about 1955

1955

Early aerial view of the village centre

This shop had been the post office and haberdashery run by the Savory family.

Savory Shop

1955

This shop had been the post office and haberdashery run by the Savory family.

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