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Seventeen WindowsA hand coloured postcard of Seventeen Windows with lady and bus approaching. Must have been taken moments before the sepia version we have. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Feb 05, 2011
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Mineral Mill and Bleak HouseThis image of the Mineral Mill (long demolished) as it would have been alongside Bleak House was created from two separate photos on the Virtual Tour by Noel Brindley.Jan 23, 2011
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The scenery at Marple is lovely!A romantic (maybe even risque in its time) cartoon publicising what a nice place Marple was to visit. From Marple Local History Society Archives.Jan 16, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksAnother image of the laboratory and Directors' car park c1970. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksTaken from the laboratory window showing the offices on the right and the weighbridge at the back c1970. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksView from the top of the main office stairs toward the laboratory entrance c1970. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksA view of the Directors' car park with the laboratory above c1970. The Citroen in the foreground belonged to Mr Raymond Holmes, head chemist and Company Director. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksA very blurred view from the laboratory entrance toward the top of the stairs c1970. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksRear of the laboratory in the 'Quantovac' spectrographic testing room c1970. Samples were put on the Quantovac and ignited to produce a flame which was then analysed by the computer for its component elements. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksThe very rear of Park & Paterson, towards the railway embankment in the early 1970s. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Park & Paterson Marple WorksView from inside the 'new' laboratory towards the entrance c1970. Samples from the non-ferrous alloys were chemically analysed here. Provided by Mark Shawcross.Jan 09, 2011
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Marple Metal Products c1939-45Marple Metal Products Star Sign Engineering Works on junction of Church Lane / Hibbert Lane during the war years, when it made munitions. Formerly the Gem Cinema and later the GPO building. From Marple Local History Society Archives. Dec 31, 2010
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