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2008-05-29 Under the Bridge191 viewsLast close up views of the rings from under the bridge before the scaffold removal begins. Photo Aidan / Oly.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS Installation189 viewsProject Manager Tim Boylan is interviewed for the documentary video.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS Installation189 viewsThe first SHS (Steel Hollow Box Section) arrives. Notice the complicated notched detail here. Getting this right was one of the reasons for the delays.
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2008-04-25 Gas Main Diversion189 viewsThere was I, digging this 'ole....... this clever gadget allows the old gas main to be sealed off (don't ask how!).
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The Corn Mill 1937183 viewsA young Jill Bennett (now Mrs Jill Watson) poses at the Corn Mill on Lakes Road for her father in August 1937.
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The Corn Mill 1937179 viewsThe Corn Mill on Lakes Road, provided by Mrs Jill Watson (nee Bennett). Taken by her father in August 1937.
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Marple Hall Carriage Lamp157 viewsA carriage lamp from Marple Hall given to The Marple Website in 2001 by a lady whose father had acquired it from the hall in the 1950s. Donated to Marple Local History Society in December 2023.
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Painting of Brabyns Hall148 viewsA painting of Brabyns Hall that once hung in the hall, donated to Marple Local History Society Archives in 2023 by Mary Moore.
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Brabyns Hall 1930s71 viewsA classic view of Brabyns Hall. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Labrador Peter in Brabyns Estate69 viewsLabrador Peter, owned by Miss Fanny Hudson of Brabyns Hall. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Brabyns Wood Cottage67 viewsBrabyns Wood Cottage. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Brabyns Hall66 viewsAn unusual shot of Brabyns Hall in the 1930s. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.
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