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Mill BrowMill Brow, when it had mills, provided by Janet Holmes.Dec 23, 2017

Old School Marple BridgeThe Old School at Marple Bridge, provided by Janet Holmes.Aug 31, 2017

Weir and Corn MillTwo boys pose at the Weir for the Corn Mill at Marple Bridge. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Jul 06, 2017

View from Low LeaPoor quality image of view from Low Lea over Marple Bridge. Interesting is domination of the Gasometer at Ludworth. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Jul 06, 2017

Marple BridgeThe corner of Lower Fold, Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Aug 08, 2016

Clement RoadA postcard of Clement Road, Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Aug 08, 2016

Stringfield's FarmStringfield's Farm, Ludworth. Provided by Janet Holmes.Aug 08, 2016

Glossop RoadThe Windsor Castle on the corner of Glossop Road. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Jul 17, 2016

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.

12 files, last one added on Dec 23, 2017
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Horseshoe Inn2377 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.

Low Lea Road2036 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.

Marple Bridge1961 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.

Cruck Barn1958 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.

Lower Fold1851 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Lower Fold1766 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.

Hollins Lane1597 viewsHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

Castle Brow1568 viewsA newspaper cutting showing the widening of Compstall Road, between Marple Bridge and the Windsor Castle, date unknown.

Random files - Marple Bridge

Marple BridgeA hand coloured version of th view heading down from Brabyns Brow to Marple Bridge.

Primrose Mill 1981New building at Primrose Mill. From the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1981.

Marple Bridge Pillar Boxes Spanning 100 yearsQV Penfold (replica) and EIIR K type side by side at Marple Bridge Post Office for two weeks in February 1994. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Hare and HoundsThe Hare and Hounds at Mill Brow.

Marple Bridge Postcard 4Image of Roman Bridge from a "Postcard Letter" published by Marple Bridge Post Office. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Town StreetBarlows Bakers and Catterick's Chemist on Town Street. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Travellers' CallA vintage bus passing the Travellers' Call, Marple Bridge. Provided by Ray Noble.

Low Lea RoadThe entrance to Low Lea Road, off Town Street, Marple Bridge.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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