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| The Church of St Mary, Alderley, in late
summer ©
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| Rhododendrons in the Churchyard, a bright,
spring afternoon ©
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| Just a glimpse of the Church interior with
the private Stanley Pew on the right ©
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| The old yew tree, now very gnarled and
sprawling, shades part of the Churchyard ©
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| One of the older sections of the Churchyard
with a view across Church Fields ©
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| This is the memorial to the men of Nether Alderley who died
in The Great War; the memorial is situated inside St Mary's Church,
Alderley ©
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| Organ pipes in the Minstrel's Gallery and
coats of arms from the Stanley family ©
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| The striking, square tower (before its
recent restoration) at St Mary, Alderley ©
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| A very quiet corner of the Church grounds,
away from the main entrance to the Church ©
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| A different view of the Church, again
showing different stages of building and a lot of variation in the colour
of the stones ©
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| These pictures were taken on a clear but
cold winter's day with very weak sunshine, but the charm of the buildings
and the mixture of styles and colours are still visible ©
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| Some of the oldest monumental inscriptions
relating to the Salthouse and Walters families are to be found under the
shade of this tree, at the edge of the Churchyard ©
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| The colours on this picture (taken before
the recent restoration of the tower) hint at the different ages of parts
of the fabric of the Church. The oldest part is the arched porch which
dates from the Norman period ©
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| The old school and school house stand at the
entrance to the Churchyard. ©
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| The end of Church Lane and the gates to St
Mary ©
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| This picture of the old
school is taken from the turning circle and small car park at the end of
Church Lane ©
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| Mr Hugh Shaw Clerk built this
School in the year 1628. Mr Thomas Deane de Park Endowed it January 30th
1684. ©
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| Looking from the porch of the
Church to the old school house ©
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| The path at the side of the
old school (now the parish hall) leads to a newer section of the cemetery
and to the Stanley mausoleum - just visible in the middle distance ©
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| "Parish of Nether
Alderley. List of Men From This Parish Who Served With His Majesty's
Forces In The Great War 1914-1918". ©
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| From the same vantage point
at the end of Church Lane, this beautiful oak tree in Church Fields. This
is such a quiet place, just sit and enjoy the birdsong, or look over the
fence and watch the pheasants ©
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| The oak tree, earlier in the
season ©
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| And the stately tree resting
in winter ©
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| Finally, looking back to
Church Lane, some lovely early autumn colour around Church Fields ©
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