Appendix 1

DMMO DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH CHECKLIST

Parish Rainow & District Macclesfield Route: Footpaths 15 & 23 Kettleshulme Document Date Reference Notes County Maps Bryant’s Map 1831 CRO 18 (1831) Not shown Not shown Estate Map 1865 CRO FS 48/27

Tithe Records

CRO 223/2 & EDT 339/2 Landowner Thomas Brocklehurst Apportionment 1846 recorded Township: Kettleshulme & Rainow CRO EDT 223/2 & EDT 339/2 Neither Footpath 15 nor 23 shown. 1846 Map Township: No route either marked for nearby Kettleshulme & Footpath 95 in Rainow Rainow

Ordnance Survey 1” to 1 mile c.1840 PROW Office Neither Footpath 15 or 23 shown

25” County Series c.1875 PROW Office No route shown for Footpath 15. Cul-de 1st Edition sac track shown for part of Footpath 23 1881 PROW Office nd No route shown for Footpath 15, track is 25” 2 Edition 25” shown for part of Footpath 23.

1910 PROW Office rd 3 Edition 25” No route shown for Footpath 15, track feature with gunpowder hut shown at 1970 PROW Office end ‘cow lane’ section of Footpath 23.

3rd Edition Country No route shown for Footpath 15, track is Series shown for part of Footpath 23.

OS Object Book For Rainow & Kettleshulme both the 1869 - OS/26/1076 & remark book and sketch book mention 1871 OS/27/537 ‘FW’Face of Wall near parish boundary crossing near Footpath 15/23. Footbridge is mentioned for nearby Footpath 95 & 16.

Finance Act

Routes 15 & 23 not shown on map but poor working copy of little interpretation. Field Book entries for Charles head and Map (working CRO Office 1910 Neighbourway Farm at each end of copy) Footpath 15 & 23 both show deductions for IR 58/20331 footpaths but both farms have multiple Field Book ,IR358/20232 public rights of way joining at farm. No & IR certified sheet in National Archives 58/20203 available at Kew.

Local Authority Records Footpath 15 & 23 both described clearly with mention of footbridge over Todd Walking Survey – Brook. Footpath 15 survey slight anomaly Rainow & 1952 PROW Office describing in direction of Thorneycroft Farm Kettleshulme which is just immediately north of Neighhbourway. Draft Definitive Both 15 & 23 Shown as a Footpath Map 1954 PROW

Provisional 1954 PROW Both 15 & 23 Shown as a Footpath Definitive Map

Both 15 & 23 Shown as a Footpath Definitive Map 1954 PROW Rainow & Kettleshulme Parish Minutes No specific entries referring to Footpath 15 & 23 but lots of detailed discussion about process of surveying for Definitive Map. 1894- Minute Books Some discussion regarding footbridge & 1967 CRO PC 74 repairs accross Todd Brook.

Other documents Background information regarding siting of gunpowder hut at end of ‘cow lane’ on Gunpowder QAMM\43/3 footpath west of Neighbourway Farm and Stores & hut 1875 & 43/4 associated information on selling of documentation gunpowder from hut in local village shop at Kettleshulme. Gives info on names of farmers living at 1891- Charleshead and Neighbourway Farm Census Records Census 1901 then. Note Neighbourway is referred to by its old name of Greenlow.

Property Deeds Footpath 15/23 not shown but does show 1897 Applicant /Sales particulars nearby Footpath 95/16

Macclesfield Map 1933 PROW No route shown for Footpath 15. Route for 15 & 23 not shown on Rainow or PNFPS Maps 1949/1951 PNFPS Kettleshulme maps although 95/16 is. PNFPS Annual 1957 PNFPS No mention of Footpath issues for 15/23 Report Thomas Rowbotham letters to County Surveyors. He writes several letters on the importance of being accurate in recording Surveyors letters 1950’s PROW routes. Some discussion about boundary paths and delays in recording routes either sides of boundaries.

Ramblers Reports 1980’s RA Mention issues with obstructions on Footpath 12 and against Footpath 15 mentions no means of crossing bridge

Information regarding Footpath 9 Definitive DMMO FP 9 1991 PROW Map Modification Order of path added south of Charleshead near other public rights of way already on the Definitive Map. Council officer Mr Thornley mentions knew area well when surveyed in 50’s and Site meeting remembers footpath crossing for Footpath notes re: Footpath 1994 PROW 23 across Todd Brook. Mention Definitive 23 Map process followed correctly with correct advertising at the time. Mention of special review maps but not mention of footpath 23

CRO – County Record Office

PROW – Public Rights of Way Unit

PNFPS – Peak & Northern Footpath Society

RA- Ramblers Association

DMMO – Definitive Map Modification order