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Whitemoor to Mow Cop – The Cheshire/Staffordshire Border

Description

A description of the area forming the boundary between the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire, from Whitemoor in the Biddulph Valley along the ridge which forms Congleton Edge and Mow Cop. Reference is made to the administrative division, the geology and its impact on the area, early occupation and later development, the siege of Biddulph Hall, the building of Mow Cop ‘Castle’ and the growth of Primitive Methodism.

Author: Peter Boon

Booklet size: A5

Stott and Smith Co, Ltd. Towel Manufacturer: Congleton 1904 -1963

Booklet about Stott and Smith Co, once a towel manufacturer in Congleton.

Buglawton

The story of Buglawton from the Domesday Book to the twentieth century.

My Grandmother’s House

The story of life in the author's grandmother's house, a Victorian "Tunnel-Back" terraced house in Congleton.

The Chemists of Lawton & Moor Streets (1834-1968)

The chemists who operated in Lawton Street and Moor Street, Congleton, in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Social Divisions of Congleton in the 19th Century. Pt 2: The Working Classes and the Destitute

This booklet is the second part of the "Social Divisions of Congleton" series, focussing on the working classes.

George Sandbach: Letters from a Soldier

Booklet telling the story of 3776058 Private George Sandbach Somerset Light Infantry, from his letters.