Photographs of Cheadle in the 1920s

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Abney Hall

Reference number: 746

The rear of Abney Hall with neatly cut hedges overhanging the lawn

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Abney Hall

Reference number: 504

Abney Hall and the pond near Manchester Road

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Abney Hall

Reference number: 497

Ariel view of  Abney Hall and Abney Hall park, including the greenhouses

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Armistice Day Parade

Reference number: 831

Former soldiers in full uniform gather for the Armistice Day Parade on the formert recreation ground by Stockport Road, with Francis Street in the background

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Belmont Estate

Reference number: 294

The newly acquired Belmont Estate on Schools Hill for the charity that is now known as the Together Trust.

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Brookfield House

Reference number: 876

Parade of smart cars outside of the now demolished Brookfield House with employee Mr John Pierce standing in the doorway

 

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Brookfield House

Reference number: 875

The old clock tower close to Brookfield House on Wilmslow Road

 

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Bullocks Garage

Reference number: 229

James E Bullock and son sit in a "modern"car outside their garage near to Cheadle Green

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Bullocks Garage

Reference number: 227

James E Bullock stands outside his garage and petrol station between Manchester Road and Cheadle Green

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Cheadle AFC

 

Members of Cheadle football club pose for a team picture at the start of the 1926/1927 season

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Cheadle ambulance

Reference number: 249

The first motorised Cheadle ambulance donated by the St John's Ambulance Service arrives in Cheadle

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Cheadle Congregational church

Reference number: 811

Cheadle Congregational church was built on Massie Street, south of High Street, in 1861, but was demolished in 1972 when the current Trinity church was constructed 

 

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Cheadle Council School

Reference number: 837

An all boys class photograph from Cheadle Council School in 1924

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Cheadle ex-servicemen's club

Reference number: 832

Ex servicemen pose for a group photograph at the premises of their new club on Ashfield Crescent

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Cheadle Fire Service

Reference number: 620

Members of the Cheadle Fire Service pose for the camera outside their fire station which was located in what is now the Massie Street car park

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Cheadle Fire Service

Reference number: 622

Members of the Cheadle Fire service stand on their fire truck outside their fire station in what is now the Massie Street car park

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Cheadle Fire Service

Reference number: 618

Members of the Cheadle Fire Service parade through the streets of Cheadle in a motorised fire engine

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Cheadle Green

Reference number: 547

A young girl sits on a stump looking at the camera with Cheadle Green, Manchester Road and the railway bridge in the background

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Cheadle Primary School

Reference number: 308

  

Women teachers stand at a doorway of Cheadle Primary School.

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Cheadle Primary School

Reference number: 286

 

A class photograph of pupils at Cheadle Primary School.

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Cheadle Primary School

Reference number: 748

Teacher and pupils at what is believed to be Cheadle Primary School 

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Cheadle Primary School

Reference number 749

Teacher and pupils at what is believed to be Cheadle Primary School 

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Cheadle Primary School

Reference number: 952

 

All the boys of the same class pose for a group photograph, probably taken around 1926 or 1927.  The boy at the top right is Albert Kenneth Smith.

 

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Cheadle Rectory

Reference number: A18

 The main entrance at Cheadle Rectory

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Cheadle Rectory

Reference number: 810

View of the north side of Cheadle Rectory (demolished in the late 1930s) with the main entrance on the left

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 341

Detached house in the grounds of Cheadle Royal Hospital

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 342

View of the North House of Cheadle Royal Hospital

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 343

Ariel view of Cheadle Royal Hospital main buildings in 1927

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 330

Ariel view of Cheadle Royal Hospital main buildings

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 333

The interior of the chapel at Cheadle Royal Hospital

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Cheadle Royal Hospital

Reference number: 331

The bandstand and main outdoor recreational grounds at Cheadle Royal Hospital

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Cheadle stage show

Reference number: 281

Group photograph of Cheadle playgroup prior to a performance in 1928

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Clay's works, Demmings Road

Reference number: 861

A large group of workers from the Clay Mill on Demmings Road gather for a group photograph to celebrate the opening of the new company bowling green

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Councillor Lane Primary School

Reference number: 889

Pupils and teacher at Councillor Lane Primary School in the 1920s.

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Cringle House and conservatory

Reference number: 491
Cringle House on Schools Hill which was built around 1870. Its conservatory is on the right

 

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Depleach Road

Reference number: 833

Members of the Armistice Day Parade gather in Depleach Road before marching to the new memorial by Cheadle Green

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Drill Hall

Reference number: 707

The newly built Drill Hall on Brook Road

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Electra picture house

Reference number: 205

The final refurbishment of the Electra picture house on the north side of High Street 

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Electra picture house

Reference number: 718
Electra picture house owner Esther Burns and her husband with local youngsters, including their daughter-in-law and former Cheadle Carnival rose queen, Mabel Bailey. (Exact location unknown).

 

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George and Dragon

Reference number 1121

Gathering of local residents outside the George and Dragon pub in what is believed to be 1929

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High Street

Reference number: 775

Co-owner James Burns outside the Electra cinema on the North side of High Street

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High Street

Reference number: 845

A procession of Cheadle scouts and guides marching through Cheadle at the beginning of the 1920s

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High Street

Reference number: 168

View of High Street towards Cheadle Green with a double decker bus approaching

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Ockleston Memorial

Reference number: 112

A motor bus drives past the Ockleston Memorial with the Cheadle Institute, Cheadle Green and Cheadle Hall in the background

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Red Lion pub

Reference number: 950

 

Locals gather outside the Red Lion pub on Stockport Road around the end of the 1920s. Seated at the bottom is John Howat.

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Schools Hill

Reference number: 187

The view up Schools Hill from Wilmslow Road

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St Mary's church

Reference number: 888

The rear view of St Mary's church graveyard.

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Stockport Road

Reference number: 567

A tram passes the Red Lion inn (on the right) on Stockport Road

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Stockport Road

Reference number: 566

Pedestrians pass the Royal Oak pub on Stockport Road 

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Stockport Road

Reference number: 521

Stockport Road towards the junction with Edgeley Road

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War Memorial

Reference number: 541

Huge crowds gather on Cheadle Green in 1920 for the service for erecting the War Memorial remembering the soldiers who lost their lives in World War 1

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War Memorial

Reference number: 550

Huge crowds gather on Cheadle Green for the service for erecting the War Memorial remembering those who died in World War 1

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War Memorial

Reference number: 546

Pedestrians walk past the War Memorial with the Cheadle Institute building in the background

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War Memorial

Reference number: 835

Vast crowds gather to witness the opening ceremony of the new War Memorial by Cheadle Green in 1920

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Wilmslow Road

Reference number: 449

A car is parked on Wilmslow Road

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Wilmslow Road

Reference number: 361

A car is parked on the east side of Wilmslow Road, close to the junction with Gatley Road. The wall of the old rectory is on the left and the National School is on the right.

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