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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.

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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 864 times

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Horseshoe Inn2539 viewsThe Horseshoe Inn and Lower Fold, Marple Bridge.

Cruck Barn2115 viewsThe old Cruck Barn at Mill Brow, Marple Bridge.

Low Lea Road2088 viewsA view looking down Low Lea Road, Marple Bridge, taken in 1959.

Lower Fold2004 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, in quieter times. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Marple Bridge1976 viewsA handcoloured shot of Marple Bridge from a Souvenir of Marple Booklet.

Lower Fold1962 viewsLower Fold, Marple Bridge, from a 1960s postcard.

Hollins Lane1613 viewsHollins Lane, Marple Bridge.

Heys Farm1584 viewsHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, in the area between Glossop Road, Ley Lane and Constable Drive.

Random files - Marple Bridge

Glossop RoadAn early view of Glossop Road.

Heys FarmHeys Farm, Marple Bridge, with Glossop Lane in the background.

Higginbotham Boot RepairsS Higginbotham Boot Repair Shop on the (now) car park at the bottom of Longhurst Lane / Hollins Lane. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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

Norfolk Arms 2011The Norfolk Arms in March 2011, taken by David Burridge.

Town StreetTown Street, Marple Bridge, provided by Helena Cowell.

Norfolk Arms, Marple BridgeA hand coloured shot of the Norfolk Arms viewed from the centre of Marple Bridge.

Town Street CollapseBy early September 1992 order at last begins to rise from the chaos in Marple Bridge , as the new Town Street takes shape.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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