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Labrador Peter in Brabyns EstateLabrador Peter, owned by Miss Fanny Hudson of Brabyns Hall. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Labrador Peter with Miss HudsonMiss Fanny Hudson in front of Brabyns Hall with Labrador Peter. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Note from Miss Fanny HudsonA note written by Miss Fanny Hudson to Daisy Cooke that mentions she had a Corona Cold in 1931! Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Brabyns Hall StablesMary and Geoffrey Bowden outside Brabyns Hall Stables in c1928. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Mary Bowden on the Iron BridgeMary Bowden standing on the Iron Bridge on the Brabyns Estate. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Wedding Group at BrabynsGroom (Charles) Henry Cooke married bride Noel Bradwell at St Martin's Church on 23/11/1911. The reception was at Brabyns Hall. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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In Remembrance of Elizabeth CookeA note in Remembrance of Elizabeth Cooke, who lived at Brabyns Hall Farm. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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Ploughing on Brabyns EstateCharles Cooke ploughing on the Brabyns Estate. Donated by Mary Moore to Marple Local History Society Archives.Apr 28, 2024
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![](albums/uploads/brabyns/thumb_picture_02.jpg) | Brabyns HallBrabyns Hall was built by Doctor Henry Brabin in 1749. The hall and estate were purchased by Nathaniel Wright in 1800 and he erected the historic Iron Bridge in 1813. The estate passed to the Hudson family in 1866 and on the death of Fanny Hudson, in 1941, was purchased by Marple Urban District Council. The estate opened as a park in 1949 and the hall was demolished in 1952. Click to read more about the Brabyns Estate. |
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Brabyns Hall & Estate
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During the Great War Brabyns Hall was used as a Military Hospital. Sadly, plans to turn the Hall into an Art Gallery, Museum, Reference Library or Assembly Hall, as a memorial to the local men who died in the war, were to fail, and it was demolished in 1952. The estate was turned into a public park in 1949 and today is owned by Stockport Metropolitan Council, and is a thriving asset, extensively used and highly valued by the people of Marple.
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![](albums/uploads/marplehall/thumb_Marple_Hall_sketch.jpg) | Marple HallMarple Hall was initially constructed in 1658. Its most famous (infamous?) resident was Judge John Bradshawe, (1602-1659) who presided over the Court of Justice that sentenced Charles I to death. The Bradshawe family continued to live there until it was inherited in 1940 by Christopher Isherwood, who almost immediately passed ownership to his younger brother, Richard. He was ill prepared and financially unable to look after the Hall and when the caretakers retired in 1953 it was left empty and became the target of thieves and vandals. This ultimately led to its demolition in 1959. These galleries show this magnificent home at its best and, sadly, its derelict worst. Click here to read more about Marple Hall.
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![](albums/uploads/mellormill/thumb_picture01.jpg) | Mellor MillSamuel Oldknow constructed Mellor Mill in 1790 on the bank of the River Goyt. The main mill building was an imposing structure with a central section six storeys high, 42 feet wide and 210 feet long. In order to supply water to the mill Oldknow literally reshaped the landscape and the Cheshire / Derbyshire border formed by the river. Click here to read more about Oldknow and Mellor Mill. |
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![](albums/uploads/new/civic02/thumb_19_R06_Mellor_Hall.jpg) | Listed Buildings ExhibitionIn 1993 Marple Civic Society held an exhibition featuring the Listed Buildings of Marple & District. The first album in this category contains all the photographs that were selected for display in the exhibition. New albums will also be added to include many others taken during the same period. This category is under construction. |
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Sketch of Marple Hall from the ornamental lake.5025 viewsThis view is from Marple Dale, where there was an ornamental lake with steps leading down the bank from the hall. Updated from Marple Local History Society Archives 15 August 2010.
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Brabyns Hall4289 viewsA view of the rear of Brabyns Hall from across the pond, which is still there.
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Brabyns Hall3819 viewsAnother view of the rear of Brabyns Hall from across the pond.
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Marple Hall from the main driveway.3759 viewsThe hall's decline is not yet apparent in this shot from the main drive at the front.
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Marple Hall in ruins 1.3380 viewsThe hall begins to crumble.
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Water Meetings Cottage3232 viewsWhere the Rivers Goyt and Etherow meet in Brabyns Park.
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Marple Hall3227 viewsA full-on view showing the sundial and the balcony above the front door.
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Marple Hall3206 viewsA shot of Marple Hall from the front provided by Betty Longmate, daughter of Betty Tunstall who lived there from 1923 to 1932 with her parents, the caretakers.
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2007-09-04 Removal of "fill"A much less glamourous job than lifting off the Bailey bridge is removing the fill by hand.
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2008-04-02 Gas Main Rerouting / First SHS InstallationThe SHS is guided into place with a clear view of the old steel gas main that will be removed from the bridge.
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2007-09-03 25 Bailey Bridge RemovalA close up of the underside.
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Marple HallAn oval framed photograph of Marple Hall still in its prime and the gardens well maintained.
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2008-06-22 Opening CeremonyStockport Mayor Cllr. Pam King talks about the importance of heritage in the borough.
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2011-11-06 Viewing Platform ImprovementsScaffolding erected ready for the Viewing Platform improvements.
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BMH Brabyns Hall in WartimeCasualties are taken in through the front entrance of Brabyns Hall.
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066b - Apprentice HousesApprentice Houses, Bottoms Farm.
From the 1993 Marple Civic Society exhibition of Listed Buildings.
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