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Wedding of Helen Birchall in 1939

Wedding of Helen Birchall

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Wedding of Helen Birchall in 1939

Wedding of Helen Birchall

1939

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Taken from position that is now the Co Op car park. Betty Bayley was the daughter of George Bayley who ran the shoe shop at 22 London Road. This was probably the back garden.

Betty Bayley

1940

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William had lived on Middlewich Road before joining the Cheshire Regiment in 1916. He survived the war and returned to Holmes Chapel

William Sproston

1950

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Lived at Quinta on Macclesfield Road and served in the Cheshire Regiment during WW1. He was wounded in Egypt and was still ill at the end of the war. However, he recovered, married and lived to 83.

John Cecil Street

1950

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Holmes Chapel railway station staff

Holmes Chapel Railway Station Staff

1940

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Outside The Tenants Hall at the Shooting Box, New Platt Lane. This is a photo of the largest known muster of the Holmes Chapel Home Guard in WW2

Holmes Chapel Home Guard WW2

1940

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The photograph was taken on the Bowling Green at Victoria Club. The occasion was the Oddfellows Party. The gentleman in the centre was wearing his Oddfellows Chain of office. Date 1944/45. Back Row L to R: Don Ashmore, Clifforf Burt, Bernard Street, ? , Eddie Kilgore, Raymond Moss, Yvonne Blease, ? , Sonia Bolshaw, Harry Hardwick, Gwen Burt, Michael Blease, Maria McDonald, Nancy Pemberton. Middle Row: P Carrall, Don Kilgowe, Winny Kilgore, B Winstanley, Joan Stubbs, Mary Johnson, Brenda Lee, Joan Harris, Mary Burt, H Jackson, Lionel Street, D Lester, ? , Tony Hardwicke, G Lester, Tony Appleton. Front: David Whalley, ? , Anne Clarke, Gillian Hillsden, Tony Derbyshire?, Brenda Lester, ? , Jackie Burges, Roger Blease, John Blease, Phil Hardwicke, Shiela Hilsden, Paddy Blease, Dorothy Johnstone, Maureen Gough, John Gough Thanks to Helen Birchall for supplying names.

Oddfellows Childrens Party

1945

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Guests at Wedding reception of Ernest C Yarwood of Medhurst Green, Brereton, to Jean Stuart of Astbury, held at Little Moreton Hall, July 1947. Photo submitted by Marianne Tomkinson and Margaret Hughes (both nee Yarwood)

Group at Wedding reception of Ernest and Jean Yarwood 1947

1947

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Ernest C Yarwood and Jean Stuart on their wedding day July 1947. Reception held at Little Moreton Hall. Photo supplied by Marianne Tomkinson and Margaret Hughes (both nee Yarwood)

Wedding reception of Ernest C Yarwood and Jean Stuart 1947

1947

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Back..Ken Dale, Dave Bell, Wilf Blease, Rev Culey, Mr Bann, Ernie Walley, Mr McDonald, Ken Blease. Middle George Hardwick, Ronnie Harrop, Freddie Blow, Bert Jones, Basil Street, Jimmy Henshaw, Cyril Pemberton, Hubert Sproston, Front..John Grisedale, Eric Broad, Reg Hillsden, Ken Peart (Capt), Don Hardwick, Len Copnall, Harry "Bim" Hardwick.

Holmes Chapel football team 1947/8

1947

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Holmes Chapel Boxing Club. Possibly taken at the Victoria Club.

HC Boxing Club

1948

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Childrens party organised by Odd Fellows. Date not known for certain. The Odd Fellows used to meet upstairs in the old George and Dragon.

Odd Fellows Childrens Christmas Party

1950

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Bert Street, Herbert Benson and Harry Henshaw digging. Does anyone know why?

Bert Street, Herbert Benson and Harry Henshaw

1950

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Holmes Chapel cricket team taken behind Vic Club, year not known but sometime in 1950's.

Holmes Chapel Cricket Team 1950's

1955

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Image of the pupils, teachers and Mayor of ? Outside Holmes Chapel School on Macclesfield Road

Holmes Chapel School

1950

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A meeting of the Old English Society in the Red Lion Holmes Chapel

Meeting of the Old English Society

1950

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Cars and people outside the Red Lion with the church in the background. Note the Radio Service Shop van belonging to Jimmy Chetham in the foreground.

Rainy Day Outside the Red Lion

1950

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Knutsford Road Methodist Chapel. mid 1950's Back Row, 6th from left Jean Butters. 2nd row from back, l to r: Ann Capper, ? , Pat Nicholson, Christine Longworth, ? Sproston, ?, Margaret Routledge ? . 2nd from fron, l to r : ? Wright, Philip Venables, Ann Nicholson, ?, Angela Shorrock, Chris Steele, ?, ? Front Catherine Bolshaw, Elizabeth Bolshaw, ? , ?

Knutsford Road Methodist School Pupils

1950

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Jack Rathbone, Peter Birch, Albert Gregory, Philip Barratt, Tom Bell, Derek Lester, John Pickering, Mr Whalley. Front row,L to R; Don Burgess, Graham Rathbone, Jeff Burgess, Gerald Ratcliffe, Gordon Lester, Terry Bourne.

Football Team from 1950's

1952

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