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Marple Hall School1866 viewsA new skeleton rises from the mud.
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Mellor Mill1859 viewsA superb photograph of Mellor Mill in it prime.
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Dooley Lane Entrance to Marple Hall1845 viewsYou can still walk this route from Dooley Lane to the site of the Hall but only a wooden stile remains where these gates were.
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Marple Hall Barn and Wheel Wash1843 viewsThe barn and wheel wash - a sunken cobbled area used for washing carriage wheels - to the Southwest of the Stables. The roof of the Hall can just be seen to the right of the picture.
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The machinery moves in.1821 viewsWaiting to do its destructive work.
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Marple Hall School1809 viewsThe workmen move in.
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Stables or Barn1808 viewsThis looks like the stables or barn at Marple Hall, although it's difficult to be sure exactly where from. It would seem these buildings were derelict some time before the hall itself.
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Marple Hall School1806 viewsReinforced concrete and steel.
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BMH Brabyns Hall in Wartime1797 viewsCasualties are taken in through the front entrance of Brabyns Hall.
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BMH Brabyns Hall in Wartime1763 viewsBrabyns Hall was used as a Military Hospital during the Great War.
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Mellor Mill Oil Painting1763 viewsPhoto of the original oil painting by Manchester artist Joseph Parry (1744 to 1826). The engraving of the Mill was based on this painting. Click the image for a larger version.
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Marple Hall Clock Tower1749 viewsAs the caption says, Marple Hall Stables and Clock Tower with a particularly good view of the Sun Dial now in Memorial Park in its original position.
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