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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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Bennett, ElizaBelieved to be a very early image of Eliza Bennett b.1848 with unknown gentleman from a tin picture provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 11, 2022
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Bennett, ElizaBelieved to be a very early image of Eliza Bennett b.1848 from a tin picture provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 11, 2022
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Bennett, ElizaEliza, b1848. Eliza was the widow of Thomas Wood Bennett and lived at Holly Vale Farm. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 11, 2022
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Holly Vale FarmEliza Bennett at Holly Vale Farm with an unknown young girl. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives. Sep 29, 2022


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
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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
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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
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Horseshoe Inn3269 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold3039 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.
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Cruck Barn2797 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold2572 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Low Lea Road2434 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.
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Marple Bridge2292 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.
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Heys Farm2056 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.
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Castle Brow1984 viewsA newspaper cutting showing the widening of Compstall Road, between Marple Bridge and the Windsor Castle, date unknown.

Random files - Marple Bridge
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Weir and Corn MillThe Weir and Flowerdew Corn Mill, Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Forge Bank Mill - ObjectAn unknown object from Forge Bank Mill (Spade Forge). From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Glossop RoadAn early view of Glossop Road.
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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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Norfolk Arms 2011The Norfolk Arms in March 2011, taken by David Burridge.
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Low Lea RoadLow Lea Road, Marple Bridge, in 1970s. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Forge Bank Mill - InsideInside Forge Bank Mill (Spade Forge) before restoration in the late 1990s. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Weir and Corn MillThe Weir at Marple Bridge, or the Waterfalls, as this postcard romantically calls it.

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