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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: Juelzee on Wednesday 01 August 07 11:46 BST (UK)
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Is anyone familiar with Arclid, Sandbach?
My grandmothers marriage certificate states that she lived Arclid Hall, Sandbach Her fathers occupation was a railway agent.
She always maintained that she came from a privilaged family and I am not sure if Arclid Hall referes to a district or House.
Can anyone help?
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http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cheshire/towns/Arclid.html
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Hi Julie,
Someone local will help more but just googling it, I found a pic 8)
http://tinyurl.com/ys9r9s
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Thank you both.
Looks as if she was right. I think I need to get it touch with cewe railway to see if I can find out exactly what her fathers occupation involved.
Many thanks, Julie
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Hello Julie
You have probably, by now, discovered that Arclid is a township situated in the parish of Sandbach?
I would recommend that you get a copy via your local library of J. P. EARWAKER's "History of The Ancient Parish of Sandbach" published in 1890.
Of Arclid Hall he says "Arclid Hall is now a farm-house, but probably stands on the site of the ancient seat of the Arclyds and Mainwarings, being placed in a well-chosen situation in a valley near the river Wheelock. There is a nice old staircase in the Hall."
Hope this helps?
Jayson
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Hi Jayson,
Many thanks for the info.
I have done some more research. On the 1901 cen there is brookside and Arclid hall Farm. In the 1920s brookside was puchased by the Finlow family and then Aclid hall farm in 1929. At the end of the War, Brookside was renamed Arclid Hall. Sometimen in the 70s it changes again. The main house went back to Brookside hall with the farm retaining the name Arclid Hall Farm. Brookside is now a business centre and I was lucky enough to get in contact with a receptionist who mailed me many pages of histry on the house.
There does not appear to be a connection to my family. I now think that perhaps my Grandmother was living at the farm in possibly a workers cottage or something.
I hope to obtain her fathers death certificate shortley. He died three years before her marriage and hopefully his address at the time may help to solve the mystery.
Julie
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In about 1960 Arclid Hall became a boys preparatory school called Home Leigh. Eventually it closed down but I'm not sure when. Grogan
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My ancestor James Rosson lived at Arclid Hall, Arclid during the mid 19th century.
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Hi Julie,
I don't know if you will receive this as your post is quite old or how far you got with your search on your grandmother living at Archlid Hall.
My father Tim Finlow grew up at Archlid Hall Farm - I have the auction poster from when they sold it in September 1955 in front of me! My fathers uncle owned Archlid Hall (Brooklands) at the time.
My father has a pretty good recollection of his childhood on the farm so please do get in touch if you think we may be able to fill in something on your grandmother.
Miranda
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My father recalls a Mrs Lowe living in a cottage and a couple called Leach and their daughter Ruby. And a couple called Goodwin, but he was a cow man in the 1950's. Leach & Goodwin worked for Mr LW Finlow at Archlid Hall Farm in the 1940's & 1950's although the cottages were owned by Colonel F J Finlow.
We have the Archlid Hall sale brochure from 1959 also with photo. There were 4 cottages, though my father things a Gardner was in the other one.
I don't know if any of that fits?
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It so happens my parents are having a sort out - we have just come across records of two of the cottages let one to a Mr K Dimmiler and one to a Mr Hamilton the records are from 1959.
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Used to visit Brookside/Arclid Hall as a youngster. At Christmas we would go Carol singing there. The Colonel and Mrs Finlow always made younwelcome. Later it became a boys prep school, Holmlea. The grounds were used by the community for the Church Garden Party for years...I was May Queen there in around 1959!
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Hi
I believe in 1959, a Percy Gordon Finlow had an agreement with Edward (butcher) and Olive Hamilton of 2 Brookside Cottages. I also believe a Fredarick James Finlow lived at Arclid Hall but sadly passed away 21st February 1959.
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My ancestor was Frederick Finlow who I think bought the farm after the first world war. I would love to know more.
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I was the last Head boy at Holm Leigh, Arclid Hall in 1969. The school moved to Arclid Hall from Buxton in 1959 and I started there in 1964. The school suffered from falling pupil numbers and finally closed in 1969 with less than 30 boys. The school Headmaster was Mr Fallows and he had constant health problems in the last few years of the school.
I went back there a few years ago with my wife and the receptionist at the business that bought the hall was kind enough to show me around.
I first went there to board, in 1969. My parents used to put me on the train in Leeds on my own to be met by Mrs Fallows at Crewe with a change at Stockport and Stalybridge from the age of 8. Can you imagine any parent doing that now !!
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Hi! As it happens I have recently discovered Arclyd/Arclyd Hall amongst my bevy of ancestors in the Middlewich/ Sandbach area. Arclyd was originally owned by a family of that name in the 12th century and then devolved by descent and purchase to various local notable families such as the Mainwarings, Lingards and Twemlows, some of which are my ancestors. The Hall seemed to have been pulled down and a large farm put in its stead.
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https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1330045?section=official-list-entry