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Group 11 - 1790 - 1820682 viewsAnd another guess is that these are Marple Grammar School - J. McLearn and School Children.
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Group 07 1625 - 49677 viewsCharles I, seated in the centre, was played by E. Rockliffe. The four carriers seated at the front were J. Barton, W. Burrell, R. Wild and S.Wilcox. The remainder of the Cavaliers were J. Smith, N. Andrews, E.Brookes, C. Bennison, T. Heap, S. Pott, R. Ryder, W. Taylor, W. Thorley, W. Wild, T. Wyatt and T. Yarwood. Unfortunately we have no way of telling who was who.
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Group 17675 viewsThe National Dancers - members of the Girls' Institute under the direction of Miss Wood - in the centre of a larger group in Memorial Park.
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Group 15 - 1800?649 viewsIt's a guess but these are probably the Maypole Dancers, School Children under the direction of Miss Johnson.
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Group 07 1625 - 49640 viewsA different shot of Charles I and his group of Cavaliers gives us the opportunity to mention that the sedan chair in the previous picture was apparently kindly lent by DE LUZY, Parfumeur, Paris!
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Group 16 - 1830624 viewsJohn Pearson is driving the New Mills to Manchester Stage Coach with passengers Mrs. Abdela, Misses J. & M. Abdela, K. Barrett, A.A. Dobson, M. Higginbottom, D. Taylor, L. Groves, L. Prentice, H. Tefft, Mrs. Greenwood, Geo Kelsall and E.J. Abdela. Highwaymen following are J. Turner, E. Dutton and G. Shaw.
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Not a Clue!605 viewsNo idea at all who these three are meant to be.
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Group 08 1649 - 1660 & 09 - 1651599 viewsSome guesswork going on here, but this group seems to include John Bradshawe (H.L. Fish), Oliver Cromwell (F. Pickstock), Col. Henry Bradshawe (D. Pott) and John Milton (G.R. Swaine) plus Roundheads T. Barber, T.E. Barnes, T. Baxter, F. & R. Booth, J. Braddock, H. Eckersley, E. Graham, H. Kershaw, A Yarwood, T. Fitton, F. Jackson and H. Revill.
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Group 16 - 1830588 viewsThe New Mills to Manchester Stage Coach is pictured behind Sir Richard Vernon's Archers.
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Group 12 1790 - 1830.575 viewsCould be Samuel Oldknow (J.H. Wild) but we think it looks more like Sir Richard Arkwright played by F. Robertson.
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Group 15 - 1800545 viewsThese are probably the Maypole Dancers listed in the programme, under the direction of Miss Johnson.
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Group 9 - 1651543 viewsA close up of of Col. Henry Bradshawe and his Roundheads with a couple of local Scouts pulling faces on the far left. Nothing ever really changes does it!
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