Nether Alderley, Cheshire

Fire damage.

The Smithy was destroyed by fire about 1900. A new Smithy was built in its place.

Great Times

In the late 1960s and early 1970s I stayed here for my school hols, my grandmother worked for Mr and Mrs Bodd who were the owners at the time. My grandparants lived in part of the house round the side which in itsself was large. One thing that sticks out in my mind is the sights of a few ghosts that... [more]

Village Shop, Nether Alderley

It is often stated that the village shop was also the Post Office, but this is not true. There was a letter box (bar) in the wall, but the nearest Post Office was at Monk's Heath. The village shop was very small but sold a variety of products from chicken feed to postcards.

Wilmslow & Alderley Edge - A History & Celebration

St Mary's Church is an interesting mixture. The oldest existing part is the 14th century nave. However, this shows signs of expansion later, in alterations in the windows in the clerestory. The south porch is 15th-century, but there is evidence of it being moved to its present position when the tower was built in the early 16th century. This was almost certainly built by Richard Plat, the mason who was... [more]

Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Photographic Memories

Looking East along Welsh Row towards the cross, this is Nut Tree Farm, a typical yeoman half timbered farmhouse from the 17th century. It has the characteristic north Cheshire coving under the gable. After this picture was taken a new wing was built on the far side, brick, but painted to match the rest of the house, and ornamented with the Stanley crest in the gable, a common feature of Stanley estate building at this... [more]

Wilmslow and Alderley Edge Photographic Memories

OF ALL the villages in this collection, Nether Alderley perhaps gives us the best impression of what a north-eastern Cheshire village was like before the Industrial Revolution changed both the countryside and society. It still has an ancient church, a working mill and a collection of farmhouses along roads and lanes that have changed very little in the last 200 years. Yet, once the proposed Alderley Edge bypass is built,... [more]