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Marple souvenirsA trio of Marple china souvenirs collected by Mark Whittaker and donated to Marple Local History Society Archives in December 2023.Dec 18, 2023

Ink well found in Marple Memorial ParkAn ink well found buried in Marple Memorial Park c2010 by Mark Whittaker and donated to Marple Local History Society Archives in December 2023.Dec 18, 2023

Hollins Mill Apprentice CupA strange novelty cup from Hollins Mill known as the Apprentices' Cup. It's got a little frog inside. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 18, 2023

The Railways

This album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour but is also still visible here until the whole Marple Category is moved.

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The Lime Kilns

Little of Samuel Oldknow's Lime Kilns remain today and it is difficult to imagine the scale and impact that these early industrial buildings had on Marple's landscape. The images in this album will help to give some idea. Click here to read more about the Lime Kilns.

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Dan Bank and Dooley Lane Area

This album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour but is also still visible here until the whole Marple Category is moved.

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Marple from the Air

These images of Marple from the air were taken between 1955 and the early 1960s. They can be dated by the Hollins Mill, still there in 1955 but demolished in 1957, and Hollins Parade and Hanburys being built in the late 50s or early 60s. The photos are from Marple Local History Society's Archives.

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Park & Paterson Foundry

This album has been migrated to the 3rd Generation Virtual Tour but is also still visible here until the whole Marple Category is moved.

51 files, last one added on Jan 09, 2011
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Stockport Hydro

The Stockport hydro scheme at Otterspool Weir is Manchester's first community-owned hydro-electric project. This album contains photos taken by local people during its construction and since it began generating electricity in October 2012.

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Miscellaneous

This album is home to all those pictures of the Marple area where we currently don't have quite enough to create separate albums. Areas such as Hibbert Lane, Chadwick Street, Stone Row, Cross Lane and Hollins Mill, to name just a few. There are also a several from outside the area that we couldn't bring ourselves to discard.

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Albert Schools / E&E Overalls

E & E Overalls / E & E Workwear used the former Albert Schools building since the late 1960 / early 1970s. In 2018 planning permission was granted to demolish the old buildings and replace them with new apartments and retail premises. The photos in this album were taken in February / Marple 2019, during the week before final closure.

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Nab Top Sanatorium3900 viewsNab Top Sanatorium, now Marple Dale Nursing Home. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

West Towers / Almonds3524 viewsHotel West Towers / Almonds Restaurant makes way for "progress".

Woodville School 1960s3021 viewsWoodville School, now Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Buxton Lane Campus. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Bunker's Hill2921 viewsAn early view of Bunker's Hill.

Marple Station North Platform2873 viewsThe north platform in 1969.

Shopping Area Improvements August 1962-07: Shops on Market Street2866 viewsShops on Market Street looking little different to today. One of a series of photos taken in August 1962 entitled Marple Shopping Area Improvements.

Beechwood Manor2849 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.

Shopping Area Improvements August 1962-13: Pineapple Inn2829 viewsThe Pineapple Inn on Market Street. One of a series of photos taken in August 1962 entitled Marple Shopping Area Improvements.

Random files - Marple

Marple from the Air1955 view of Marple from the air with the Hollins Mill dead centre. Click photo for a larger version.
Updated with image from Marple Local History Society Archives 27 March 2010.

Trains in Marple c1960-63 (21)Marple Station. LMS Black Five 4-6-0 no. 45073. This train is the Liverpool to Harwich boat train, steam hauled from Manchester to Sheffield.

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

Memorial ParkA hand coloured shot of Memorial Park that's hard to date but we think that sapling in the centre may be the Coronation Tree, placing it shortly after 1953.

Inside Hollins MillA close-up inside Hollins Mill from a glass slide provided by Alan McDowell.

Lime Kiln LandscapingLime Kiln landscaping as part of the Oldknow Legacy Project nearing completion in December 2017. By Arthur Procter.

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

Derby Street Service Area 1978Derby Street Service Area, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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