The Virtual Time Tour of Marple

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Over the last month 20 images donated to Marple Local History Society by Jennie and Geoff Barton have been uploaded to the Virtual History Tour. They are mostly of Strines Choir on outings in the 1940s and 50s. Strines Historian Rosemary Taylor (who is featured on many of them) put as many names to faces as she could on the backs and these are included in the captions.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?search=Geoff+Barton&submit=search&album=search&title=on&newer_than=&caption=on&older_than=&keywords=on&type=AND

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A batch of images donated to Marple Local History Society by Mary Moore have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

They are from her mother's time staying at Brabyns Hall with Miss Hudson in the late 1920s until the early 1940s.

The images are here:

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

And you can read more about Mary's family links to Brabyns here:

https://www.marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/stories-from-the-archive/artefacts/a-new-perspective-on-brabyns-park.html

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Images of artefacts uploaded to the Virtual History Tour

I'm not sure if anyone still follows this topic but as it's been read more than 235,800 times, I though I should perhaps keep it going.

Today and yesterday a number of images of interesting artefacts have been uploaded. These include many that I've acquired over a long period of time and have now donated to Marple Local History Society Archives for safe keeping. These include: a Carriage Lamp from Marple Hall, a silver Rose Bowl from 1910 commemorating the return of a local MP, and a number of commemorative china items item, my favourite of which must be the John Jinks water jug from the Ring o' Bells that can be dated to 1878-1887 when John was Landlord of the pub.

Follow this link to see them all: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0







There are also some images of other items already in the society's archives. These include a painting of Brabyns Hall that used to hang in the hall, and what was known as the Apprentice Mug from Hollins Mill.

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A new album featuring Annie Pott's photo album has been added to the Virtual History Tour

I created a video slide-show of Annie's album back in December 2019 but although I prepared all the images for the VT too it looks like I omitted to upload them. This has been corrected now.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=211

The slide-show version can be seen here: https://www.marple.website/community-projects/looking-for-stanley-jacks-letters-html.html

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The Ann Hearle Postcard Collection

Over the coming months I will be working my way through the late Ann Hearle's Postcard Collection from Marple Local History Society Archives and filling in any gaps in the Virtual History Tour.

Today sees almost a dozen new additions to the All Saints' Church Album: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-92

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A new album on the Virtual Tour: People: Tennis and Drama

Existing and new photos have been pulled together into an album featuring Marple Tennis Club and Marple Dramatic and Literary Society in the 1920s and 1930s. This is because two families, the Ridgeways and the Lanes, have been identified as a common thread between these organisations thanks to photos provided independently by their daughters Linda Breese and Beth Bainbridge respectively. The new album includes a series of images from a wonderful photo album created by Phyllis Greenwood (later Ridgeway) when she played Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream over 100 years ago in January 1922.

The new album is here: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=209



In addition a number of new images of Mill Brow from Martin Cross have also been added recently: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-48

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New images on the Virtual History Tour

I've not been able to give the Virtual History Tour the attention it deserves for a while for various reasons but put in a little time this morning on a variety of new images. These include a picture of PC Terry Lomax and his F reg Panda Car, a series of photos passed onto Marple Local History Society by Martin Cross mostly associated with Mill Brow and a copy of bowling club photos that I quickly popped on in July but didn't mention.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

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The Corn Mill on Lakes Road

A couple of images provided by Mrs Jill Watson featuring the Corn Mill on Lakes Road have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

The photos were taken by her father in 1937 and include a shot of her when she was a young Jill Bennett.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-10

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Over 5 Million Image Views on the Virtual History Tour!

The Marple Website's Virtual History Tour of Marple, a collection of almost 14,500 local photos that has grown with the support of Marple Local History Society since 2006 has recently passed 5 Million image views! Follow the link for the most popular pics: https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=topn&cat=0

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A batch of seven images provided by Marple Local History Society and Joan Combey relating to Mellor have been added to the Virtual History Tour this morning.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

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A trio of new uploads to the Virtual Tour this morning, including this great shot of Braddock's Garage on Stockport Road...

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

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Two images of Dr Frank Gordon Macnair have been added to the People Album on the Marple Website Virtual History Tour this morning.

Dr Frank Macnair was a GP, between about about 1932 and 1947, based at Charlecote, on Church Lane and later in Winnington Road. He was also Medical Officer for the Marple Orthopaedic Hospital and worked part time at Stockport Infirmary. Son Andrew says he died in 1948 when I was three years old and my mother, myself and my brother moved to Mellor. I am a retired GP. My father's brother was Alan Macnair and his sister-in-law was Iris Macnair who set up the Marple Macnair charity.

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-45

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Another mixed bag of uploads this morning, including Tom Goldschmidt in the 1951 Festival of Britain Parade and the holiday cabin on Ludworth Moor - anyone remember that?

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0





Also a great sepia image of the junction of Market Street and Stockport Road:

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A real mixed bag of additions to the Virtual History Tour this morning from Marple Local History Society Archives:

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

Several of them relate to the Hodgkinson family, original owners of the Hollins Mill Co.

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An elusive photo of Rose Hill House has at last found its way into Marple Local History Society Archives thanks to Sue Grey (née Hodgkinson) whose family once rented various houses in the area, including this one.

It's been added to the Virtual Tour this morning https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=0

The Holy Grail is now the Hollies!



There is also a great newspaper cutting showing an old Royce car crossing the Iron Bridge: