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Mellor ChurchA group of boys at Mellor Church, viewed from the Old Vicarage. From a small card donated to Marple Local History Society Archives by Janet Packer.Nov 10, 2024
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Marple BridgeA great photo of Marple Bridge after widening of the bridge in the early 1930s. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Marple Bridge souvenir cupA souvenir cup commemorating New Year in Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 18, 2023
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Marple Bridge souvenir cupA souvenir cup commemorating New Year in Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 18, 2023
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Marple Bridge china eggA souvenir china egg commemorating Marple Bridge. Purchased on eBay c2010 by Mark Whittaker and donated to Marple Local History Society Archives in December 2023.Dec 18, 2023
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The Buzzard (from Damsteads)The Buzzard, Mellor in the mid-1950s, with two people (see comment below) at the top of the tree. Provided by Stuart Botterman.Dec 25, 2022
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DamsteadsDamsteads, off Longhurst Lane, Mellor, in the mid-1950s. Provided by Stuart Botterman.Dec 25, 2022
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DamsteadsDamsteads, off Longhurst Lane, Mellor, in the mid-1950s. Provided by Stuart Botterman.Dec 25, 2022

Category Albums Files
MarpleThe Marple Buildings and Street Scenes Category has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour.
MellorMellor has long been known to date back to Saxon and Medieval times - the local church of St. Thomas having the oldest-known pulpit in Britain. During the industrial revolution Mellor was a hive of activity led by William Radcliffe. Today it is much quieter but has a thriving parish centre and strong sense of community spirit.
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Mellor


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This album takes in the area of Mellor travelling up Longhurst Lane from Marple Bridge, over Cateract Bridge and onwards as far as the Devonshire Arms. It also includes Brook Bottom, Slack Wood, Soldiers' Nob and the Mellor Cross at Cobden Edge.

236 files, last one added on Dec 25, 2022
Album viewed 4908 times

Mellor Church


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We have just enough photographs of St. Thomas's Church at Mellor to feature its own album and hope to add more to it in the near future.

61 files, last one added on Nov 10, 2024
Album viewed 2032 times

Moorend


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Hard to believe that peaceful Moorend was once home to the huge Dove Bank Mill seen in drawings here. This collection of Moorend pictures is largely reproduced with the kind permission of Mrs Ashworth of Moorend.

31 files, last one added on Apr 11, 2021
Album viewed 1539 times

A Mellor Collection


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The photos in this album were given to MLHS by Hilary Ellam whose parents and grandparents were from Mellor. Hilary's parents were Peter Davis and (Winifred) Shirley Davis (nee Hall). Hilary’s grandparents were Annie Mary Hall (nee Daniels) and Bernard Hall. Bernard Hall ran a butcher’s shop in Mellor with his brother, as well as being a part time postman. The Davis family were tailors from Marple Bridge. Barbara Hall and Shirley were sisters. Hilary reckons that the majority of the photographs were taken in the 1930s when her Aunt Barbara, born in 1925, would have been in the guides.

82 files, last one added on Oct 02, 2018
Album viewed 813 times

1911 Coronation in Mellor


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A complete album from Marple Local History Society archives featuring pictures of the Parish of Mellor taken during the celebrations for the Coronation of HM King George V on 22 June 1911.

47 files, last one added on Nov 19, 2018
Album viewed 690 times

 

5 albums on 1 page(s)

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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Marple Bridge


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This album features Marple Bridge and the Weir and Corn Mill once known as Flowerdew Mill, as well as many other photographs of the general Marple Bridge area, including Lower Fold, Low Lea Road and Glossop Road.

181 files, last one added on Apr 28, 2024
Album viewed 3341 times

Town Street


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This album focuses on Town Street, the main shopping area of Marple Bridge and now central to the Marple Bridge Conservation Area. It includes a series of pictures that chart the dramatic collapse and eventual repair of Town Street after it fell into the river in 1991.

118 files, last one added on May 01, 2020
Album viewed 1917 times

Mill Brow


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This album features the tiny hamlet of Mill Brow, Marple Bridge, which now centres around the local pub the Hare and Hounds.

31 files, last one added on Dec 11, 2022
Album viewed 1608 times

 

3 albums on 1 page(s)

Hawk GreenThe Hawk Green albums have been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour.
StrinesThe Strines album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour.
CompstallThe Compstall album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour.
High LaneThe High Lane album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour.
ChurchesA new series of albums featuring the local churches of Marple and District, including All Saints', Marple; St. Thomas', Mellor; St. Martins, Low Marple; St. Mary's, Marple Bridge and others (this catergory is under reconstruction).
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All Saints', Marple.


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The first recorded service at All Saints’ was in 1588, when the population of Marple stood at 160. A Georgian Chapel was built in 1811 and in 1880 the current Victorian Church was built alongside. In 1964 the derelict Georgian Chapel was demolished but the old church tower was retained to house the bells and is still used today.

97 files, last one added on Oct 23, 2022
Album viewed 2425 times

Saint Martin's, Low Marple


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Saint Martin's Church on Brabyns Brow, Low Marple was built by the Hudson family in 1869/70. The first church on this site was a temporary iron shed built in 1867 and the new church designed by John Dando Sedding was a striking contrast embracing the Arts and Craft Movement started by William Morris.

23 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2015
Album viewed 1107 times

Saint Paul's, Compstall


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Saint Paul's Church in Compstall was built by the Andrews family between 1839 and 1841 at a cost of £2,000. After the loss in 1905 of its Vicar of 48 years, Rev W.H. Hopkins, the church was extensively renovated and extended.

11 files, last one added on Jul 19, 2010
Album viewed 786 times

Methodist Churches


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Methodist Churches of Marple and District, present and past. Including Marple Methodist Church on Church Lane, Ridge Methodist Church and Trinity Methodist Church, formerly on Market Street.

39 files, last one added on Mar 26, 2020
Album viewed 1436 times

Congregational Churches


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This album features the Congregational Churches of Marple Bridge and Marple. The latter, on Hibbert Lane, now being the United Reformed Church.

15 files, last one added on Feb 08, 2021
Album viewed 1422 times

Other Churches


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This album covers other Marple and District Churches that do not currently have enough photos to merit their own album. It includes St. Mary's, Marple Bridge, Holy Spirit, Marple, the Evangelical Church on Queen Street, Kingdom Hall and one or two others. If more pictures become available separate albums will be created.

12 files, last one added on Dec 23, 2017
Album viewed 802 times

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Most viewed - Buildings and Street Scenes
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Horseshoe Inn3465 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold3223 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.
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Marple Bridge Congregational Church.3049 viewsMarple Bridge Congregational Church.
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Marple Bridge Congregational Church & Hall3012 viewsMarple Bridge Congregational Church and Hall.
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Cruck Barn2961 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.
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Soldiers' Nob2815 viewsSoldiers' Nob, Mellor (Cobden Edge).
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Lower Fold2765 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Low Lea Road2617 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.

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Town Street CollapseTown Street repairs in progress during 1992. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Cross Gates FarmhouseCross Gates Farmhouse, near Mellor Golf Course. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple Bridge Congregational Church & HallThe Congregational Church & Hall on Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge.
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Jubilee Methodist ChurchThe Jubilee Primitive Methodist Chapel, Compstall.
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Hare and Hounds DoorstepA group of people on the doorstep of the Hare and Hounds, Mill Brow. The gent with glasses 3rd from left at the front is Sam Porter, Landlord 1934-64. To his left is daughter Vera and behind daughter Marion. The 3 other men are unknown. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple BridgeTwo young lads stroll past the Midland Hotel at Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Low Lea RoadLooking back down Low Lea Road towards Town Street, Marple Bridge.
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Town Street 1995Shops on Town Street, Marple Bridge in 1995. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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