Winter 2025
- Stewart Dyer
- 21 hours ago
- 3 min read
Events
Recent Event
On Monday 29 September, David Briggs from Wilmslow Historical Society, took us on a virtual walk around Wilmslow. It provoked so many memories for our members, and lots of interesting facts. Thank you David for an informative and interesting talk.
Future Events
Monday 27 October in the Alderley Edge Union Club at 7.30pm
Made in Manchester: The Story of the City that Shaped the Modern World
The astonishing story of how the people of Manchester and the surrounding region - including Alderley Edge - shaped the emergence of the modern world, from the Romans to today, will be outlined by Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners: A History. Based on his latest book Made in Manchester, Brian will talk about individuals, famous or not, who built the region and its culture and ask what part it can play in Britain's future.
Brian Groom, author and journalist, spent much of his career at the Financial Times, where he did several top jobs, including political editor and assistant editor. He also launched and later edited Scotland on Sunday, The Scotsman's Sunday paper. He was originally from Stretford and now lives in Saddleworth.
Christmas Fair at St Philip & St James Church
Saturday 29th November at 10am till 4pm.
As usual, we will have a stall at this popular event, and we are looking for volunteers to spend an hour throughout the day, manning the stall.
We will have our new Remembrance WW2 soldier books to sell, and also have new stock of WW1 remembrance books. And of course there may b ea chance of seeing the Teddy Bear Zip Line again!
Christmas social on Monday 1st December at the Union Club
Please let us know if you will be coming, by Monday 24th November for catering purposes.
Hotpot supper mulled wine and mince pie. £12 per head (for all attendees)
Other News
Invisible Worlds.
The Invisible Worlds project brings together digital and creative responses to explore the legends associated with the Edge and the network of mines beneath its surface. It uses Augmented Reality running on a smartphone app, to enhance the experience of visitors, for use at Alderley Edge.
Escape from Wood Mine
Defibrillator news
Funded in part by the generosity of our members and guests with a raffle at the Chris Joe Beard Folk evening in July, a defibrillator has now been installed at the Wizard Tearoom. We will be running a training session on how to use the equipment, sometime in the new year.
Features
Echoes of the Past
Starting with this edition, we will be running a series of short features, compiled and contributed by Denise Psaila. Our opener is about a subject close to the heart of our group, focused as it is on St Philips Church, the venue for so many of our meetings and events.
The First Vicar of St Philip’s Church
The Reverend James Whitworth Consterdine MA was the first vicar of St Philip’s Church. He was born in Levenshulme in 1826 and baptised at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George [now Manchester Cathedral].
He married Mary Sophia Hill at Christ Church, Salford on 5th January 1851 and they moved to Alderley Edge in 1853 where they lived in The Vicarage. They had ten children and at one point were employing a governess and five servants, although this number reduced as they and the children got older.
One of their sons, Captain Arthur Edward Consterdine [1870-1916] lost his life in WW1 and is remembered on the war memorial and another of their sons, Reverend Reginald Henry Consterdine [1862-1938] became vicar of St John’s Church, Lindow.
His parents were James Consterdine [1790-1853] and Mary, formerly Schofield [1805-1884]. James Consterdine was a woollen and cotton merchant. After he died in 1853, his widow moved the family to Kiln Field on Macclesfield Road.
The Reverend Consterdine was incumbent for 51 years moving to Sandbach in around 1904 where he died on 9th August 1908.
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