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Marple HallHard to see the decay at Marple Hall from this distance but it was well set in when this photo was taken in the 1950s.08/18/22 at 09:00Mark: I would date this photo as 1954/55 as the lead dow...
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BMH Nurses and Casualties 1914Nurses and Casualties at Brabyns Military Hospital on 4 November 1914. From Flora Buck's scrapbooks. Flora is the nurse 2nd from right, see comments for all names.02/19/20 at 14:18Mark: Back row: A.B. L. Simpson, Pte. Percy Kenknight, P...
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BMH Duchess of Westminster visits Brabyns HallDignitaries and staff at Brabyns Hall Military Hospital on 15 June 1916 during a visit by Katherine, Duchess of Westminster. From Flora Buck's scrapbooks. See comments for names. 02/19/20 at 10:41Mark: First row (left to right): Miss Fox, Mrs. Barlow (...
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BMH Miss Hudson and Staff December 1915Casualties (hats on) and medical staff with Miss Fanny Hudson (centre) and dog Jack. From Flora Buck's scrapbooks. See comment for names.02/19/20 at 08:45Mark: Back Row: Pte. T. Vellenoweth, L.Cpl. T. Forshaw, ...
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BMH Miss Hudson and Staff December 1915Casualties (hats off) and medical staff with Miss Fanny Hudson (centre) and dog Jack. From Marple Local History Society Archives. See comment for names.02/19/20 at 08:38Mark: Back Row: Pte. T. Vellenoweth, L.Cpl. T. Forshaw, ...
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BMH Miss Hudson and StaffMiss Fanny Hudson and her staff strike a formal pose outside Brabyns Military Hospital on 26 February 1915. If only all our photos were dated like this! Notice the soldier at the window on the left.02/19/20 at 07:18Mark: The names are (left to right): In the Porch: Messr...
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Gents outside Mellor LodgeTwo gentlemen called Richardson stand proudly in front of Mellor Lodge. See comment for more information about them. This photo was provide by Coral Dranfield, whose maternal grandmother was in service at the lodge until around 1900.07/29/15 at 09:10Anthony C. Jones: The gentleman on the left is Thomas Richardson (my...
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Mellor Mill in RuinsThe remains of Mellor Mill probably in the 1960s - see comment from Bob Humphrey-Taylor of MAT below. From Marple Local History Society Archives.08/01/13 at 05:45Mark: From Bob Humphrey-Taylor: In the foreground is the...
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The Corn MillA newspaper cutting of Oldknow's Corn Mill during its final days of dereliction.03/29/11 at 19:36Noel Brindley: Oldknow's corn mill may well have been built ...
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Mellor Mill Oil PaintingPhoto of the original oil painting by Manchester artist Joseph Parry (1744 to 1826). The engraving of the Mill was based on this painting. Click the image for a larger version.03/29/11 at 19:31Noel Brindley: At Mellor Mill, Oldknow worked his apprentices for...
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Mellor MillA superb photograph of Mellor Mill in it prime.03/29/11 at 19:09Noel Brindley: Account of migrant workers from Bedfordshire now w...
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Mellor Mill from the rear.A similar shot from the rear of Mellor Mill but with a very smart gentleman. The mill manager perhaps?03/28/11 at 17:32Noel Brindley: An account from 1835 of the earnings (shillings an...
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