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Roman BridgePeople gathering on Roman Bridge for a photo. Provided by Joan Combey via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021

Roman BridgePeople posing on Roman Bridge for a photo. Provided by Joan Combey via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021

Motor launch on Roman LakesA Motor launch called SEA-GULL on Roman Lakes. Provided by Joan Combey via Marple Local History Society Archives.Aug 24, 2021

Roman BridgeMore Victorian visitors to the Roman Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021

Roman BridgeA timeless image of children posing on the Roman Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021

Roman LakesVisitors watch the boaters at Roman Lakes in their Sunday best. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021

Roman BridgeA hand-coloured scene of visitors to Roman Bridge. Provided by Janet Holmes. May 22, 2020

Roman LakesHand-coloured card showing boaters on Roman Lakes. Provided by Janet Holmes.May 22, 2020

Roman Bridge

Possibly Marple's most popular setting of all, the Roman Bridge features on numerous postcards both old and modern. We've made a point of collecting as many as we can and there will soon be further additions to this album.

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Roman Lakes and Surrounds

The canal and then the Railways bought floods of people seeking fresh air and the tranquil beauty of Marple's 'Roman Lakes'. It was not unusal for thousands of visitors to arrive on Bank Holiday weekends, all in their Sunday best!

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Roman Bridge2627 viewsA young gentleman poses for the camera at Roman Bridge.

By the Roman Bridge2528 viewsA hand coloured postcard of the approach to Roman Bridge, c1910.

Roman Bridge2023 viewsThree chaps strike a pose on the Roman Bridge.

Roman Bridge1407 viewsA group on a day trip pose for a photograph on Roman Bridge.

Bottoms Hall1283 viewsA view looking across the fields at Bottoms Hall and the Apprentice House buit by Samuel Oldknow.

Strawberry Hill1141 viewsStrawberry Hill, near Roman Lakes.

Flood Gates1011 viewsA young Edwardian girl near the weir at Roman Lakes. The card is postmarked 1911.

Weir and Viaduct979 viewsA hand coloured postcard of the Weir and Viaduct at Roman Lakes postmarked 1912.

Random files - Roman Lakes

Lumb House 1980Lumb House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1980.

Flood Gates WeirFlood Gates Weir from a postcard send on 12 August 1916. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Roman LakesBoats at Roman Lakes ready for weekend visitors. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Roman BridgeA group on a day trip pose for a photograph on Roman Bridge.

Bottoms Hall - Apprentice HousesImage of the Apprentice Houses at Bottoms Hall from a piece of college work done in the early 1960s now in Marple Local History Society Archives.

Flood Gates CottageFlood Gate Cottage with the Viaduct in the background.

Strawberry Hill from Lumb House 1980Strawberry Hill from Lumb House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1980.

Barlow WoodBarlow Wood, near Roman Lakes. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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