Adnepos

Not an easy picture to identify you never know how much artistic licence has been used, I can tell you three quarters of the farms and cottages it isn't but if it is one that I have not seen an image of I have nothing to compare too, i would like to see a real photo of them stood outside if you wouldn't mind and a little larger if poss we should be able to tie it down easier if you post the names of your Great Grandparents and year of birth.

Stubbings Farm had a road outside and sat at a junction like in the picture but guesswork only i'm afraid Matthew Wilson and his family lived there in 1901 his wife Elizabeth was a Lowe before she Married 

The Farm below Stubbings was Masters farm the image is not Masters farm the Lomas family lived there

The top of Old Road roughly from New Horwich Road to the antique shop has always been referred to as The Top Level. I do not recall a "Higher Level".

Had a 'walk' through Fernilee Civil Parish, 1901 (walked the census) and 'Upper Level' there fits with G. Jackson's proposal.

'Walking' further up the hill in the 1901 census, I came to Fernilee Hall and then Fernilee Cottages; in the first one was Sarah Lomas, the widowed mother of Sarah Raven (mother ill-fated George, living in the second cottage) and Elizabeth Nadin (living in the third cottage). Could the above pictures be of the cottages adjacent to Fernilee Hall?

Edited by user 06 July 2011 21:20:58(UTC)  | Reason: typos

Now I have seen the photo it is certainly Fernilee Cottages, your nearly right with the census reference Ravens lived in Fernilee Hall cottages, which are on the road below the Hall, Fernilee cottages  are split into two  the ones in the picture (once known as Arnfields Cottages) are on the old lane which goes round to Fernilee Hall Farm, and the old Fernilee Hall Farmhouse used to stand facing these (now demolished) the other Fernilee Cottages are on what was the old lane into Foulds Farm, anyway nice photographs of Fernilee History and real people, thanks for sharing them.

As for Higher Level you are both correct from half way up old road was refered to as higher level the one thing to remember when researching is that Fernilee starts at what was Goyt Mill and finishes at Moss House Farm high on the left as you drop into Buxton and  the boundary with Taxal Cheshire was the centre of the River Goyt.

Hi Adnespos

My wife and her brother now own the cottages which you have posted a picture of, they are basically little changed at the front and indeed look exactly as per the picture, they have been in the family since approx 1950, and we would be very interested in seeing any historical information, on Fernilee Cottages as featured from you, and from anyone else who has any information.

We look forward to yours and anyone elses postings about Fernilee Cottages.

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