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Town Street Building Work 1993Building on Town Street - construction underway. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town Street Building Work 1993Building on Town Street - construction underway. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town Street Buildings Buildings on Town Street, Marple Bridge. Note the plaque saying "Victoria Place 1842". From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town Street Car ParkThe Car Park on Town Street, Marple Bridge. Note old buildings by river. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Town Street CollapseIn December 1991 the bank along Town Street collapsed and a year of problems began for the Marple Bridge Community.
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Town Street CollapseBy mid-May 1992 Town Street looked like a war zone and the people of Marple Bridge began to despair.
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Town Street CollapseIn March 1992 work begins in earnest to repair the collapsed bank on Town Street, Marple Bridge.
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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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Town Street CollapseCasualties among the Marple Bridge shop keepers on Town Street begin to mount and bitterness ensues.
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Town Street CollapseNo part of Town Street was left untouched by the repairs at Marple Bridge.
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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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Town Street CollapseIn December 1992, and amid great celebrations, the Fire Brigade have the honour of declaring Town Street to be back in business.
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