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Sheep's Revenge?576 viewsA Sheep Dog looking very sorry for himself after finding the boot on the other foot!
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Mellor Horses576 viewsLads with working horses in the fields of Knowle Farm, just below Mellor Church.
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Hibbs Family wedding576 viewsA Hibbs family wedding at Compstall Wesleyan Chapel. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Samuel Oldknow Esq.576 viewsA print from an engraving by S. W. Roberts (Engraver to His Majesty) based on a painting by J. Allen. It was published in 1830, two years after Oldknow's death but presumably painted some years earlier as he looks much younger than 72. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Carnival Parade 2007575 viewsKerbside kids, from left to right: Daniella, Ellena, Maisie, Benjamin and Jessica photographed by their grandad Ray Noble.
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Carnival Parade 2008575 viewsBrinnington Samba Band Dancers. By Ray Noble.
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The Great Wall575 viewsThe Great Wall on Town Street in 2000.
A Millennium Project photo by David Brindley / Marple Local History Society.
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The Sportsman (Strines) Ladies Darts Team c1963575 viewsThe ladies Darts Team from the Sportsman at Strines show off their trophies - Lonsdale Cup, Charity Shield and Rose Bowl. The ladies are (l-r) back row: Elizabeth Hutchinson, Olga Walsh, Ethel Cantrell, Sheila Burden. Front row: Nancy ?, Beryl Noble, Una Newton, Mavis Scott, Nellie Mottershead. Picture provided by Ray Noble.
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Fielding, Joyce at Hawk Green575 viewsJoyce Fielding aged around 2.5 years in 1955/56 on a snowdrift against the hedge on Windlehurst Road, where Ridge Crescent is now built. Provided by Mrs. Selma Fielding.
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Not a Clue!574 viewsNo idea at all who these three are meant to be.
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Marple Firefighters 1988574 views'Pump Pull’ from Marple to Manchester Airport 1988 in aid of Children in Need with the stars of Londons Burning.
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Whit Walk c1900-1910574 viewsA Whit Walk believed to be in Marple but we're not certain where. Do you know? From a series of slides provided to us by Marple Local History Society.
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