Last additions - Marple Bridge |

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
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Horseshoe Inn3391 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold3148 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.
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Cruck Barn2894 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.
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Lower Fold2695 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Low Lea Road2541 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.
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Marple Bridge2391 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.
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Heys Farm2159 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.
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Castle Brow2088 viewsA newspaper cutting showing the widening of Compstall Road, between Marple Bridge and the Windsor Castle, date unknown.
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Random files - Marple Bridge |

Marple Bridge 1957Looking up Town Street, Marple Bridge, in September 1957. Taken by Gordon Mills.
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Forge Bank MillForge Bank Mill (Spade Forge) before restoration in the late 1990s. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple BridgeA hand-coloured postcard showing the Midland at Marple Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Town Street CollapseJust when Marple Bridge residents think it can't get any worse, a digger finds a water main on Town Street.
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The Spade ForgeThe Spade Forge at Marple Bridge, or the Shovel Mill, as it's called on this postcard, when it was still in use.
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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.
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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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Marple Bridge Toll HouseOnce there was a Toll House at Marple bridge, on the site of the car park by Forge Bridge. The horse far left is on Hollins Lane. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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