Cheadle Civic Society -preserving Cheadle's future

The Conservative candidate William Shepherd becomes the first MP in the newly created parliamentary constituency of Cheadle

Moseley Old Hall becomes a listed building

William Shepherd is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

Queens Gardens and the surrounding houses towards Cheadle Heath are built to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11

Sitting MP William Shepherd is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

Cheadle and Gatley Urban District Council is granted its armoured bearings by the College of Arms

A Grand Gala is held in the heart of Cheadle to celebrate the Diamond jubilee of the beginning of the Urban District Council of Cheadle and Gatley

Renowned wooden toy maker, Galt Toys, moves to Cheadle

Cheadle and Gatley Urban District Council purchases Abney Hall for £14,000

Many items from Abney Hall are offered for sale in a public auction

The "new" Post Office is built on the grounds of the Old Rectory

Sitting MP William Shepherd is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

After two years of work, the Kingsway extension is completed at a cost of £647,000 and is formally opened by the Lord Mayor of Manchester

Crime writer Agatha Christie's latest novel, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées, is published, with much of the book having been conceived at Abney Hall which had previously been owned by Agatha Christie's brother-in-law and where she had spent much time in her youth

A new modern fire station is built on Turves Road to serve Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Heald Green

According to the census, the population of the Urban District Council of Cheadle and Gatley is 45,559

The Beeching cuts result in passenger train services ending in Cheadle after nearly 100 years. This means Cheadle becomes one of the largest popuated areas in Britain without any direct connection to the national rail network

The Cheadle Civic Society is formed to encouage high standards of architecture and town planning and improve the general public amenity. At the first meeting, more than one hundred people gathered in the Institute on Cheadle Green to witness the formation of the Society with the first chairman being the popular GP, Dr. R. O. Payne

Sitting MP William Shepherd is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

Cheadle's first purpose-built library opens on Ashfield Road

An announcement is made that Cheadle North goods station is to close

Dr Michael Winstanley becomes Cheadle's first Liberal Member of Parliament

The Ockleston Memorial is moved to nearby Queens Gardens to help improve traffic flow in the area

A council idea to build a new relief road around Cheadle and make the High Street pedestrians-only is met with considerable opposition from local residents and businesses and the idea is rejected

In a major modernisation programme, many old houses in Charles Street, Andrew Street and some in Hall Street behind St. Mary's church are purchased by the council as part of a compulsory purchase order

The National School, opposite the "new" Post Office, is demolished and the site is subsequently developed into a supermarket on the ground floor, with the two upper floors remaining in the control of St. Mary's church and are officially named, The Upper Rooms. They are to be used for a variety of church functions, meetings and educational and social purposes.

All Hallows Anglican Church opens on Councillor Lane

Tom Normanton regains Cheadle for the Conservatives at the General Election

Cheadle and Gatley Urban District Council becomes the first local authority outside London to become smoke free

The St. Mary's church owned Upper Rooms on the site of the old National School are opened

Roman coins are found in Cheadle

The M63 (now M60) motorway opens with two junctions connecting Cheadle with the national motorway network

Local government changes see Cheadle incorporated into the new Stockport Metropolitan Borough council

Tom Normanton is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

 1974

Tom Normanton is re-elected to Parliament at the second General Election of the year

A series of special events are held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Barnes Hospital

Tom Normanton is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

More Roman coins are found

A new modern private hospital called the Alexandra Hospital opens close to the Old Mill

Tom Normanton is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

Stephen Day is elected to Parliament for the Conservatives at the General Election

Letters are added to the three clock faces on St. Mary's church

Stephen Day is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

John Lewis and Sainsbury's open superstores as part of a major redevelopment on land which previously belonged to Cheadle Royal

Stephen Day is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election

A cost cutting exercise at Barnes Hospital sees all the staff and patients moved elsewhere and the building abandoned

Downs Bridge, opposite Broadway on Wilmslow Road, is reconstructed 

Patsy Calton wins the General Election for the Liberal Democrats with a majority of just 33 votes out of 43,606 cast

The grounds around Abney Hall are declared a Local Nature Reserve

Patsy Calton is re-elected to Parliament at the General Election but dies of cancer four weeks later. In the ensuing by-election, fellow Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter becomes the new MP

Plans are put forward to redevelop the site around Barnes Hospital which will include new offices and exclusive town houses

Mark Hunter is re-elected MP for Cheadle at the General Election