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Marple BridgeChildren on Brabyns Brow, near the Midland at Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 30, 2018

Marple Bridge MultiviewMarple Bridge Multiview postcard provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 30, 2018

Marple BridgeA hand-colour version of this view of Marple Bridge provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 30, 2018

Mellor Road and ChapelMellor Road and Chapel, Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 27, 2018

Marple Bridge MultiviewA Marple Bridge and Mellor multiview postcard provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 27, 2018

Mill BrowMill Brow, Mellor. Provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 27, 2018

Marple BridgeA hand-coloured postcard showing the Midland at Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 27, 2018

Glossop Road, Marple BridgeGlossop Road, Marple Bridge in winter. Provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 25, 2018

Marple Bridge

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.

165 files, last one added on Dec 30, 2018
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Town Street

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.

67 files, last one added on Nov 19, 2013
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Mill Brow

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

13 files, last one added on Dec 27, 2018
Album viewed 887 times

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Horseshoe Inn2659 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.

Cruck Barn2227 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.

Low Lea Road2109 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.

Lower Fold2087 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Lower Fold2086 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.

Marple Bridge1987 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.

Heys Farm1653 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.

Hollins Lane1623 viewsHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

Random files - Marple Bridge

The Spade ForgeThe Spade Forge at Marple Bridge. Thankfully little changed today.

Weir and Corn MillThe Weir and Corn Mill at Marple Bridge.

Glossop Road, Marple BridgeGlossop Road, Marple Bridge in winter. Provided by Janet Holmes.

Hollins LaneHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

Low Lea RoadLow Lea Road, Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Brabyns Brow, Marple BridgeA great shot of the wall around Brabyns Estate looking up Brabyns Brow from Marple Bridge. The postmark is hard to make out but looks like 1930.

Town Street CollapseTown Street repairs in progress during 1992. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Weir and Corn MillThe Weir at Marple Bridge, or the Waterfalls, as this postcard romantically calls it.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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