A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

The late Robert Salmon was a local professional artist and a member of the Society of Marple Artists for over 30 years. He won so many Pro Loco titles that he was once crowned "Pro Loco Supremo!" This album is a small tribute to Bob on behalf of SMA and his family.

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A Marple Local History Society video of Tom Oldham talking in 1997 about his memories of Mellor, where he was born in 1910. Filmed by Gordon Mills and Stanley Knott, it was converted from VHS video to digital format by Mark Whittaker in January 2011. The video is divided into 5 segments for ease of viewing.

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A Marple Local History Society video of Barbara Hambleton talking in 1996 about her memories of Marple and Marple Bridge, where she lived for 60 years. Filmed by Gordon Mills it was converted from VHS video to digital format by Mark Whittaker in March 2011. The video is divided into 3 segments for ease of viewing.

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A Marple Local History Society video of Fred Winterbottom talking in 1996 about his early memories of Marple and the surrounding areas. Filmed by Gordon Mills it was converted from VHS video to digital format by Mark Whittaker in November 2011. The video is divided into 6 segments for ease of viewing.

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A Marple Local History Society video of Trixie Gough talking in 2004 about her early memories of Marple and the surrounding areas. Filmed by Gordon Mills it was converted from VHS video to digital format by Mark Whittaker in November 2011. The video is divided into 4 segments for ease of viewing.

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This album has been created to bring together contributions from Beth Bainbridge, Linda Breese, and others. It mainly covers the Tennis Club in Marple Memorial Park and Marple Literary and Dramatic Society at the Carver Theatre. Beth is the daughter of Hugh Lane and Margaret (nee Cochran) and Linda is the daughter of Norman Ridgeway and Phyllis (nee Greenwood). Both families, along with a large group of friends were deeply involved in both the Tennis Club and the Dramatic Society in the 1920s and 1930s.

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These are images from a wonderful little photo album owned by Annie Pott, who lived at the Bull's Head on Market Street. Annie was courting Stanley Jack during WWI and they wrote hundreds of letter to each other. Stanley survived the war and they eventually married. There is a video slide-show on The Marple Website that also shares the story with the Marple Community.

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Joan Smith (Ley Hey) initiated the meals on wheels scheme with the help of Mrs Howorth of Bowden House and Mrs Cook, who lived on the corner of Arkwright and Oldknow Roads. These two ladies ran the scheme for a number of years. Marple WRVS Meals on Wheels started in 1969 and ended in 1994. Marple RVS Lunch Club still provides hot meals in Marple Senior Citizens' Hall every Tuesday lunchtime.

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