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Marple Carnival 2024Marple Carnival photo by David Burridge.Jun 16, 2024

Marple Hall Exhibition 1996

In 1996 Marple Local History Society held an exhibition featuring Marple Hall that explained its history including the buildings, contents and people who created it and lived there over several hundred years. These photos cannot recreate the exhibition but do give a flavour of what was on display. Much of the information is available in the history sections of the main web site.

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Millennium Exhibition 2000

In the year 2000, to celebrate the Millennium, Marple Local History Society put on a comprehensive exhibition covering the history of Marple, Mellor, Ludworth and District in Marple Library. Although these pictures are not large enough to read the displays properly they do at least give a flavour of the event.

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Locks Festival 2004

Photos from the very first Marple Locks Festival organised by Marple Locks Heritage Society.

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Locks Festival 2005

The second Marple Locks Festival organised by Marple Locks Heritage Society.

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Marple Carnival 2007

An album of photos taken during Marple Carnival 2007. If you have any good photos of this or past, present or future carnivals that you'd like to add to these galleries, please get in touch.

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Locks Festival 2007

Photos from the third Marple Locks festival organised by Marple Locks Heritage Society.

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Marple Carnival 2008

An Album of photographs taken during the 2008 Marple Carnival on a wet and windy 21st June. If you have any good photos of the day that you would like to add here please get in touch.

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Raft Race 2008

The Raft Race is a long standing event in the Marple and District calendar that was started by the Marple Fire Brigade and continued by the Round Table. Nowdays it is organised by the Motor Neurone Disease Society and raises funds for that good cause. Despite poor weather the 2008 event was still well attended, after all, you can only get so wet!

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Rose Hill Station in winter3640 viewsThe severe winter of 1947 brings chaos to the trains at Rose Hill Station - You can just make out the chimney of the Railway pub in the background.

Queen's visit to Marple 1968 - 093159 viewsThe Queen meets the young people of Marple in May 1968. The young lady between the Queen and the girl guide is Diane Chew. Can you identify any of the others?

Bowling Green Fire3083 views11th September 2001 - Whilst history on a global scale was being made in New York.

Crash on Brabyns Brow2815 viewsMultiple crash at the bottom of Brabyns Brow in April 1995.

Hawk Green Reading Rooms2774 viewsLaying of the foundation stones for Hawk Green Reading Rooms in 1906, provided by Mrs. Selma Fielding.

All Things Nice / Travelling Gourmet2596 viewsFresh paella cooked in huge pans plus samples from newly opened deli/cafe, cheeses, biscuits, tarts, quiches, olives and ice creams. By A. Procter.

Ridge Quarry Music Festival2540 viewsHuge crowds enjoy a Music Festival in the Ridge Quarry in the early 1900s, quite likely the same event as in our other picture which is dated 1909.

Snow in the 1940s2470 viewsSnow in Marple - Windlehurst Rd (Pen Nook) 31 January 1940. From Marple Local History Society Archives.

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Carnival Parade 2009Sponge Bob friends.
By Julian Winstanley.

Halloween at Marple Lime Kilns 2021Spooky goings on organised by Friends of Oldknow's Lime Kilns on Friday 29 October. Photo by Arthur Procter.

Marple Carnival 2014"Smokin'". By Ray Noble.

Pathfinders Rail Tours visitRose Hill Station had a visit from Pathfinders Rail Tours, it was running an eight coach train" topped and tailed" by two class 37 diesel engines on Friday 21 February 2014. By Arthur Procter.

Mellor Country fete 2018Mellor Country Fete Saturday 30 June 2018. By Arthur Procter.

Marple Festival 2022Craft stalls at Marple Festival, by Arthur Procter.

Santa at Rose Hill StationSanta came to Rose Hill Station on Monday 16 December 2019. By Arthur Procter.

05 July 2015: Agatha Christie PlaqueUnveiling of plaque at Marple Station by Agatha Christie's grandson confirming the link to Miss Marple. By Arthur Procter.

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A Virtual History Tour of Marple and District

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