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Snow in the 1940s1540 viewsSnow in Marple - January / February 1940. Station Road / Ley Hey Road. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Children's Orthopaedic Hospital1538 viewsDale Ward at the Orthopaedic Hospital, used as a classroom for the pre-registration nurses 16 -18 year olds. Miss Parkinson demonstrates anatomy on 'Jimmy' in the 1950s. Updated from Marple Local History Society Archives 20 August 2010.
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Willows School Pupils 1953/541537 viewsWillows School pupils in 1953/54.
L-R (Back) J. Brodrick, F. Barlow, D. Nurse.
(Middle) Mr. T. Williams, J. Dawber, E. Dawson, D. Waters, D. Wood, A. Atkin, J. Berry, W. Marsden, G. Hudson, B. Tyson.
(Front) P. Clulow, J. Franklin, J. Barns, B. Wilson, J. Bellis, J. Sutton, T. Boon, B. Mullin, A. Peel.
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All Saints' School1515 viewsA group thought to be from All Saints' School. Front row third from left is believed to be Ruth Wood.
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Mayor of Stockport1507 viewsMayor and Mayoress of Stockport with Cllr Craig Wright. By Malcolm Melia.
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Snow in the 1940s1497 viewsSnow in Marple - January / February 1940. Station Road / Ley Hey Road. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Children's Orthopaedic Hospital Staff1487 viewsStaff at Treetops: front Mrs Dibbs, L to R, Susan Myers (nee Dawson), Staff Nurse Cherry, Elsie (nee Kirkpatrick) and an unknown student. Provided by David Myers.
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Will Buck and family1483 viewsWill Buck and family including J.S.Collings-Wells (left). circa 1905.
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Marple Band1464 viewsHarry Mycock watching Marple Band on Lock Side with Brian Arden leading them c1965. Others in the picture include Ray Noble, Phil Woodhouse, Charley and Colin Ingham.
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Willows School Prefects 19541454 viewsRight half of a group of Willows School Prefects in 1954. We've cropped it into two so you can get a better view of their faces.
L-R (Back) Vivian Sweatmoor, John Sutton, John Berry, Anthony Atkin.
(Front) John Franklin, unknown, John Dawber, Kathleen Lee.
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Orthopedic Hospital1413 viewsMarple Childrens' Orthopedic Hospital, later to become Treetops, and now demolished for housing.
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1912 Home for Crippled Children1413 viewsThe first sod is cut in 1912 by Mrs C. B. Holmes for a Crippled Children's Home on Dale Road. In 1937 this became the Children's Orthopaedic Hospital "Treetops".
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