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Strines Mill EntranceStrines Mill entrance, provided by Rosemary Taylor via Marple Local History Society.Sep 28, 2021
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S Harrop Grocer and GreengrocerThis shop owned by the Harrop family was located on Longhurst Lane, opposite where Mellor War Memorial is now. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021
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Royal Oak RowRoyal Oak Row on Longhurst Lane. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021
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Wartime Postcard sent by Stanley HarropA Wartime Postcard sent by Stanley Harrop of Mellor. Provided by Joan Combey via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021
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Chapel, Moor End RoadThe former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Moor End, now a private home. Located just beyond the Devonshire Arms, on the same side the road. From Marple Local History Society Archives (photo by Gwenn Perks).Apr 11, 2021
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Braddock's GarageBraddock's Garage in its original location on Stockport Road c1940. Founder Roy Braddock is standing with hands-on-hips. From Marple Local History Society Archives. See comments for more information.Apr 11, 2021
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Thomas Waller GraveThe gravestone of Thomas Waller, located in the garden of the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Moor End. From Marple Local History Society Archives (photo by Gavin Bannister).Apr 11, 2021
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Well Cottage 1968Well Cottage was sited on what is now the car park of the Conservative Club on Church Lane. The building behind it is what is now the Marple Cottage Surgery. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Mar 25, 2021
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 | Marple BridgeMarple Bridge was already well established in 1795, when it was described as "a small village containing about sixty houses." By this time, it had a corn mill, which formerly stood on the west bank of the Goyt, just to the south of the village, and a water powered forge. The bridge and a reconstructed Town Street are now at the heart of the Marple Bridge Conservation Area. |
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 | Hawk GreenHawk Green is an outlying area of Marple, centred around a traditional village green, or recreation ground. There are earlier buildings but most of the housing built up around the Shepley Mill constructed in 1848 on the side of the Macclesfield Canal. The Goyt Mill, constructed in 1905, remains a major landmark in the area today. |
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 | StrinesThe Strines area is a beautiful part of the world steeped in history and set in the picturesque Goyt River Valley. There are some very old properties in and around Strines dating back many hundreds of years, however the majority of properties were built after the Printworks was established circa 1790. |
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 | CompstallCompstall was formerly a mill village, built by George Andrew in the 1820's to house his 800 workers. Most of the original mill cottages and other structures remain unchanged. The waterways that now form Etherow Park were also constructed by Andrew to carry water from the weir, on the river, to turn the mill wheel, which stood where the car park is today. |
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 | High LaneIn the 1800s High Lane had large collieries employing the majority of men in the village and with the coming of the Macclesfield Canal in 1831 it formed a key junction with the main road to Buxton. Windlehurst Mill was built on the bank of the canal in 1872 and later came to an unusual end when it was so badly damaged in gales that it had to be demolished. |
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Hill Top Farm3799 viewsHill Top Farm, Hawk Green looks little different today.
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Nab Top Sanatorium3505 viewsNab Top Sanatorium, now Marple Dale Nursing Home. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Buxton Road3369 viewsThe bread delivery van makes its way up Buxton Road, High Lane.
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West Towers / Almonds3196 viewsHotel West Towers / Almonds Restaurant makes way for "progress".
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Ernocroft House3179 viewsThe now sadly demolished Ernocroft House, on the Compstall / Marple Bridge border.
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Barnes Fold Cottage3166 viewsBarnes Fold Cottage, built in 1659, from Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Horseshoe Inn3085 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.
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The Crown Pub2906 viewsA large group outside the Crown Public House, probably 1914 - 1918.
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Random files - Buildings and Street Scenes |

Marple from the AirLate 1950s view of Marple from the air with Memorial Park in the foreground and the site of Hollins Mill in the centre. Click photo for a larger version.
Updated with new image from Marple Local History Society Archives 27 March 2010.
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Marple Station Improvements 2012-06-18Removal of the old bridge at Marple Station on 18 June 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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Woodville Hall 1994Demolition of Woodville Hall in 1994, from Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Wybersley Hall 1981Wybersley Hall, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1981.
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Rushden DriveAn unusual photo showing the work about to begin on the construction of Rushden Drive.
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Chadkirk House & ChapelChadkirk House and Chapel. From a glass slide in Marple Local History Society's archives thought to be around 1902.
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Marple's Changing Face Part 1Marple's Changing Face produced by the late Gordon Mills in 2003. This is part 1 of 5. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Park & Paterson Carnival FloatPark & Paterson's lorry ready for Marple Carnival, date unknown. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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