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Forge Bank Mill 1953A photo of Forge Bank Mill (Spade Forge) taken by Sybil Wych, who lives in Lincolnshire, when she was on holiday in 1953. From Marple Local History Society Archives.May 01, 2019

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

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.

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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.

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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
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Horseshoe Inn2756 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.

Cruck Barn2304 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.

Lower Fold2276 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.

Lower Fold2170 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Low Lea Road2151 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.

Marple Bridge2020 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.

Heys Farm1726 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.

Hollins Lane1662 viewsHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

Random files - Marple Bridge

Marple BridgeA view of the buildings once behind the Midland Hotel at Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.100 years

Longhurst LaneLonghurst Lane, Marple Bridge.

Lower Fold, Marple BridgeLower Fold, Marple Bridge in winter. Provided by Janet Holmes.

Marple BridgeA marvellous shot of Marple Bridge, the Norfolk and the Midland before the bridge was widened in 1930. Would children be allowed to sit on the wall like that today? From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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

Town StreetTown Street, Marple Bridge.

Windsor CastleThe Windsor Castle Pub, Marple Bridge.

Marple BridgeMarple Bridge, with the Midland Inn on the left and the Horseshoe Inn on the right.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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