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Marple WRVS Meals on Wheels 1994Barbara Preston and Ms Bircher head off in the van from Marple Senior Citizens' Hall. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Dec 12, 2023
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Mrs Harriet Gaskin and family at the Toll HouseMrs Harriet Gaskin with Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Greenhalgh (her mother and grandmother) descending from the Dan Bank Toll House towards Marple Brook - it's an unusual angle, they are going down the small road opposite Dooley Lane. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Sep 12, 2023
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Mrs Harriet Gaskin and family at Roman BridgeMrs Harriet Gaskin with daughter Maud, Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Greenhalgh (mother and grandmother) on the Roma Bridge. One of the men in the foreground is Albert Gaskin but we don't know which. From Marple Local History Society Archives. Sep 12, 2023
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Mellor Football Club 1980sA Mellor Football Club team from the 1980s provided by George Dearsley (Hon President Mellor FC).Sep 12, 2023
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Mellor Football Club 1923One of the very first teams at Mellor Football Club from when they were formed in 1923. Provided by George Dearsley (Hon President Mellor FC).Sep 12, 2023
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Mrs Harriet Gaskin and daughter Maud at StrinesFour generations - Harriet and daughter Maud on Strines Road with grandmother and great-grandmother Mrs Greenhalgh and Mrs Bradshaw. They are just passing Plucksbridge Road in the direction of Marple (the house on the right is very recognisable) and Strines Printworks is to the left. From Marple Local History Society Archives. Sep 05, 2023
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Goyt Mill Nursery 1949Children and their teacher / supervisor at the Goyt Mill Nursery in 1949 provided by Marjorie Donaldson. That's her front row 2nd left and her sister is behind her, holding a triangle. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Jul 24, 2023
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R. Hambleton MatchboxA silver plated matchbox and stamp holder donated to Marple Local History Society Archives. It was presented to R. Hambleton of 53 Robert Walter Street, Compstall on 1st August 1907.Mar 22, 2023
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Mrs Harriet Gaskin and family at Strines AqueductHarriet and Maud Gaskin are recognisable from the other photo - same hats - but we're not sure who the family members are in this image at Strines Aqueduct. Others living at Springfield Avenue in 1911 were: husband Albert Gaskin, age 27, her father Squire Greenhalgh, age 53, her mother Betsy Greenhalgh, age 50, and her grandmother Harriett Bradshaw, age 70. The building on the right of the Aqueduct is the Wharfinger's House, of which there is no trace today. From Marple Local History Society's Archives.Mar 22, 2023
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Mrs Harriet Gaskin and daughter Maud at the Jolly SailorAccording to the 1911 census the Gaskin family lived at Springfield Avenue, Union Road, Marple. Maud was 6 years old in 1911 and she looks close to that age in this image as they stroll past the Jolly Sailor at the junction of Stockport Rd and Station Rd. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Mar 22, 2023
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Marple Jnr Football Team 1907-08Marple Junior Football Team provided by Michael and Sally Heald. Walter Makin (who appears to be in a Mellor Lads shirt) was Sally's Grandfather. Back row (L-R) Walter Makin, Albert Wilde, Harry Bennett, Norman Waterhouse, Sam Brown, Dick Speakman. Front row: Bob Speakman, Joe Ingham, Harold Braddock, Harold Heywood, Henry Brown. The two Speakman boys are probably Robert and Richard, who both died during WWI. Mar 14, 2023
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The BuzzardThe Buzzard, Mellor in the mid-1950s, with two people at the top of the tree. Provided by Stuart Botterman.Dec 25, 2022
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