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George
Barber the innkeeper here since 1808, died on the 26th Feb 1824 aged
74, he was succeeded by his wife. In 1833, the present road which
comes through the village was completed, this meant that the majority
of the buildings including the Admiral Rodney were reversed from the
old turnpike road. In 1841 Martha Barber was still living here with
her three daughters Mary, Martha and Catherine. Alas, at the age of
90 Martha Barber died and was buried at the nearby church. Of the
three daughters, it was Mary who took over, unmarried and aged 63
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with her two sisters, they employed Mary Beard as a servant. Mary
Barber died here on January 3rd 1858 age 71, her sisters left their
family home. Tom Shadwell from nearby Adlington became the innkeeper
here. With the arrival of the railway Prestbury became a popular
place to reside. In 1861 he is described as the publican here with
his wife Sarah. They had seven children and employed a servant.
There were many silk weavers in the vicinity at this period. Tom
Shadwell died here on April 12th 1875 aged 53. His ghost is reputed
to be one of the ghosts that haunt the Admiral Rodney.
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