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E & E Overalls / E & E WorkwearInside the former Albert Schools building on 1 March 2019, the week before closure for demolition. By Arthur Procter.Mar 04, 2019

Marple's Changing Face

Marple's Changing Face was produced by the late Gordon Mills in 2003. Gordon was a prolific writer, photographer and local historian who produced several fascinating video interviews with local people, guided local history walks and this, the definitive photo history presentation of "Marple's Changing Face".

5 files, last one added on Apr 07, 2012
Album viewed 857 times

Stockport Road (Northwest)

This album of Stockport Road covers the section from Dan Bank to the junctions of Station Road and Church Lane, where for so many years the Jolly Sailor Pub was a major landmark at the heart of the community.

113 files, last one added on Jul 18, 2015
Album viewed 1746 times

Stockport Road (Southeast)

This second album of Stockport Road covers the area beyond the junctions with Station Road and Church Lane up to the Navigation Hotel, another major landmark central to the community that thankfully remains.

87 files, last one added on Dec 23, 2017
Album viewed 4953 times

District Centre

Marple District Centre was changed radically in the 1970s when Market Street was paved over and Hibbert Lane was extended between Church Lane and Stockport Road. The numbered images in this album were taken by Marple UDC during these changes and the location of each shot was marked on a large plan of the area, which is also included in the album. Additional photos taken by Pete Robinson during the 1970s and provided by Eddie Ashworth, who worked on the improvements, were added in 2015/16.

109 files, last one added on Jan 02, 2016
Album viewed 1131 times

Market Street

Market Street is now the thriving centre of Marple shopping, recently regenerated with improvements to the paved area. Most of the pictures in this album show a very different Market Street, before pedestrianisation, but it's clear that it was at the heart of the community then too.

81 files, last one added on Jul 06, 2017
Album viewed 2866 times

Hollins Mill & Estate

The Hollins estate was first mentioned in 1712 and when Hollins Mill was built in 1830 the present day centre of Marple developed around it. Nothing is left of the Mill today but Marple Memorial Park remains at the heart of Marple and is a lasting legacy of the mill owners' generosity and the community's losses during the Great War. This album contains images relating to the mill and the estate, including Marple Memorial Park.

89 files, last one added on Jul 17, 2016
Album viewed 713 times

Church Lane

This album covers Church Lane, running from the junction with Stockport Road up, past the Hatters Arms and the junctions with Hibbert Lane and Market Street, on past the Con Club and the Ring o' Bells and all the way to All Saints' Church.

104 files, last one added on Dec 30, 2018
Album viewed 1580 times

Station Road and Brabyns Brow

This album covers Station Road from the junction with Stockport Road up past Memorial Park towards Marple Station, where it turns into Brabyns Brow, and on down the Brow past Brabyns Park and on to Marple Bridge.

88 files, last one added on Dec 25, 2018
Album viewed 1540 times

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Nab Top Sanatorium3110 viewsNab Top Sanatorium, now Marple Dale Nursing Home. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

West Towers / Almonds2576 viewsHotel West Towers / Almonds Restaurant makes way for "progress".

Marple Station North Platform2557 viewsThe north platform in 1969.

Bunker's Hill2537 viewsAn early view of Bunker's Hill.

Woodville School 1960s2464 viewsWoodville School, now Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Buxton Lane Campus. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Marple Wharf Junction2425 viewsMarple Wharf Junction signal box in the 1960s.

Beechwood Manor2374 viewsBeechwood Manor was home to Edward Ross J.P., Secretary of the M.S.L. from 1850 to 1892. He had a private footpath to Marple Station, descending to the line after crossing the footbridge that can be seen in the background.

Pineapple Inn2319 viewsThe Pineapple Inn on Market Street.

Random files - Marple

Jolly SailorThe Jolly Sailor Pub and cottages at the junction of Stockport Road and Station Road.

Strines Road Culvert 1995Repairs to the culvert or well under Strines Road at the Recreation Ground in 1995.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Marple Center 1978Marple Center, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.

Otterspool Bridge 2012-06 (June) Otterspool Bridge in June 2012, after heavy rain for several days. By Ray Noble.

Dan Bank Toll House 1902-3A photo of Dan Bank Toll House taken by Arthur Hulme in 1902-3. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

24 - Marple District Centre 1970The Bull's Head Public House on Market Street in 1970. Position 24 on UDC plan. From MLHS Archives.

Otterspool Bridge 2012-03 (March)Arrival of Archimedes Screws Otterspool Bridge on 27 March 2012, during the Hydro-Electric Power Scheme installation. By Bill Beard.

Marple from the AirLate 1950s view of Marple from the air with Church Lane running diagonally across the image from its junction with Stockport Road. Click photo for a larger version.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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