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Marple Hall Drawing Room978 viewsMarple Hall Drawing Room in 1902, looking much more occupied than similar images from 1919.
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Marple Hall Ante Room975 viewsA tantilising view of the Ante Room at Marple Hall looking down the stairs from the Drawing Room in 1902.
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Marple Hall Dining Room964 viewsMarple Hall Dining Room in 1902, looking much more like it was in use than later 1919 images.
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Marple Hall Ante Room961 viewsA fascinating view down the corridor to the Ante Room at Marple Hall with glimpses of other rooms off to each side, 1902.
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Marple Hall Sale 1929941 viewsLarge early 18th Century Gobelins Tapestry representing autumn, sold at auction in 1929. This tapestry was cut around the fireplace in the Drawing Room but the severed portion was sold with it. Purchased by William Randolph Hearst and now restored in the Art Institute of Chicago. See coloured image in this album.
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Marple Hall Entrance Hall938 viewsMarple Hall Entrance Hall in 1902, looking towards the front door.
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Marple Hall Entrance Hall931 viewsArmour in the entrance hall to Marple Hall. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple Hall Main Staircase926 viewsThe main staircase at Marple Hall in all its magnificence, 1902.
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Marple Hall Entrance Hall923 viewsMarple Hall Entrance Hall in 1902, looking from the front door and showing the location of the glass that is now in Bunbury Church.
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Marple Hall Library?917 viewsOne of the rooms off the entrance hall at Marple Hall in 1902, possibly the library described in the guided tour.
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Marple Hall Drawing Room913 viewsMarple Hall Drawing Room in 1919. You can just see the cut-out section of the priceless tapestry far left of the image. This tapestry was purchased by William Randolph Hurst in 1929 and is now restored in the Art Institute of Chicago. See coloured image in this album.
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Marple Hall Fireside Scene907 viewsThe fireplace and amazing chairs in the entrance hall of Marple Hall in 1919. A very similar image was used in a newspaper reporting the auction of 1929 but it's not the same one.
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