Cheddleton & District Through Time by Neil Collingwood

Cheddleton & District Through Time by Neil Collingwood

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Summary

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Cheddleton and its surroundings have changed and developed over the last century.

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Cheddleton & District Through Time by Neil Collingwood

Cheddleton is located on the road from Leek to Cheadle, settled in the rolling landscape of North Staffordshire. For a village, there is far more to Cheddleton than meets the eye. It boasts a number of grand gentlemen's residences, mostly still occupied as private homes, a beautiful cruck-framed farmhouse and two museums; one dedicated to the railway, and the other to the village's watermills and industrial past. It has the River Churnet, the Caldon, a canal, three pubs, three shops and a post office.For more than a century, it was also the home of the county asylum, housing 600-800 psychiatric patients. Then there are the people: Cheddleton boasts a multi medal winning Olympian, and connections with George Gilbert-Scott, William Morris and Vera Brittain. Compare this with other villages or even small towns, and you will feel that Cheddleton really is a richly interesting place with a friendly and welcoming community.
Neil Collingwood was born in 1956 in Leek, Staffordshire. He developed an interest in local history following a period working as a museum attendant at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Museum after obtaining his degree in Applied Biology. He soon discovered the archive collection of old photographs that the museum held and asked for permission to catalogue them on computer. Neil has given many talks on Newcastle-under-Lyme using both old photos and his own.
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ISBN 13 9781445633954
ISBN 10 1445633957
Title Cheddleton & District Through Time
Author Neil Collingwood
Series Through Time
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Year published 2014-11-15
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.