Cynthia
On your posting about Charles Roe you mention a book "A brief history of an
ancient Cheshire parish from the time of William the > Conqueror to King George
V! by the Rev J. W. A. Greenacre, Vicar of Bosley > 1937 - 1949". Can you tell
me if it still available. My parents are in Macclesfield and I am interested in
the silk indusrty of Macclesfield (aswell as mining in County Durham), if you
could let me where it is available I could send them on a shopping trip for me.
Thanks
Sharon
Sharon Amesbury
Durham Miner Project
Tel: 0191 3834478
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> From: "Cynthia" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:26 PM
> Subject: [CHS] re Charles ROE, Bosley connections
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> The following is a passage taken a book about Bosley entitled -
> Bosley.
> A brief history of an ancient Cheshire parish from the time of William the
> Conqueror to King George V! by the Rev J. W. A. Greenacre, Vicar of Bosley
> 1937 - 1949
>
> Leading characters - Charles Roe.
> after starting the silk mills in Macclesfield -
>
> Ten years later, in 1766, Mr Roe leased Bosley Works at a nominal rent,
for
> the purpose of copper works. With the assistance of the engineer, James
> Brindley, he harnessed the plentiful supply of water in the River Dane for
> running the machinery. Mr Roe was very skilful in mineralogy, and having
> discovered a copper mine in Anglesey, he arranged with partners to work it
> and turned it to good account. The ore was conveyed in coasting ships to
> iverpool, where part was refined and the remainder sent to Macclesfield
> Common and Bosley. At the latter place works had been erected by Engineer
> Brindley near the river Dane, on land leased from Lolrd Harrington. The
> copper was made into sheets or wire for the many purposes this metal is
> used. The lease of 99 years expired on 9 August 1965, and, presumably,
> increasing competition caused the business to be closed down. The
mill
> started a new chapter as a corn mill, under the direction of Mr Francis
> Rathbone Thompstone.
>
> This is a fascinating little book that was edited from the original
> handwritten comments, by a churchwarden to celebrate to 600th Anniversary
of
> the foundation of the church in April 2002. At just £2 it is a treasure
> giving a good picture of a country parish.
>
> Cynthia
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