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

Frontage of the Bull's Head

1920

St Lukes with pollarded lime trees

St Lukes Church

1920

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

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

View of properties opposite church with Davies Transport lorry

Road north through village

1940

View of flight shed from Moss Lane, Cranage

Vickers Armstrong Flight Shed

1944

RAF Cranage and other WW2 sites

RAF Cranage

1945

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

Early aerial view of the village centre

Aerial View about 1955

1955

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

Savory Shop

1955

Cotton Hall exterior of south aspect

Cotton Hall

1960

Jackson family lived there and ran Manchester based Tea Supplier and smallholding. Small estate called Hawthorn Villas now on the site.

Hawthorn Villa No 1

1970

Original cottages where new houses on Alum Court are.

Alum Court cottages

1970

Demolition of the old George and Dragon.

Demolition of the old George and Dragon

1970

An aerial view centred over the pharmaceutical works to the south east of the village taken about 1970

Aerial View to South East of the Village

1970

Jackson family lived there and ran Tea Supplier based in Manchester and local smallholding.  Photo taken in preparation for demolition.

Hawthorn Villa 2

1970

An aerial view from about 1970 showing the complete village at the time

Aerial View of the Village

1970

An aerial view showing the north west of the village and parts of Cranage. Taken about 1970

Aerial View to the North West of the Village

1970

An aerial view taken about 1970 centred over the River Dane to the north of the village

Aerial View to the North of the Village

1970

Aerial view of Croco Brook Farm, off Chester Road

Croco Brook Farm

1974

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