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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
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Mill Brow CarnivalNot a real policeman but George Beard taking part in a Mill Brow Carnival. George lived at 2 Holly Vale for many years. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Sep 29, 2022
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Four generations at Holly ValeThe young girl is Doris Beard, b1917; behind is her mother Lizzie, b1896. They are wife and daughter of George Beard and lived at 2 Holly Vale. Far left is Lizzie's mother Sarah Bradbury, b1873. Her husband was Albert and they lived at 7 Holly Vale. The older lady seated is Sarah's mother Eliza, 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. Sep 29, 2022
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Mill Brow CarnivalA young member of the Beard family who lived at 2 Holly Vale during a carnival at Mill Brow. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 18, 2022
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Mill Brow CarnivalMill Brow Carnival participants. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 18, 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.

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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.

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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.

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Horseshoe Inn3163 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold2951 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.
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Cruck Barn2720 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold2489 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Low Lea Road2363 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.
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Marple Bridge2226 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.
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Heys Farm1980 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.
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Hollins Lane1890 viewsHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

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Mill Brow CarnivalMill Brow Carnival participants. Provided by Martin Cross via Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple BridgeThe view heading down from Brabyns Brow to Marple Bridge.
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Town Street Building Work 1990Building on Town Street - old outbuildings behind the bakers. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple BridgeA badly damaged postcard claiming to be Mill Brow but is actually what is now the small car park near the bottom of Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge.
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Poplar Grove, LudworthPoplar Grove, Ludworth, Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town StreetYoung people on Town Street, Marple Bridge. Provided by Helena Cowell.
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Town Street 1999All change at the chemist on Town Street, Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town Street CollapseTown Street repairs in progress during 1992. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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