The Virtual Time Tour of Marple

[admin]

A selection of photographs from Marple Local History Society Archives have been added to the Virtual Tour this evening, including these Hawk Green Builders dressed up to the nines!

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

[admin]

Four images from the Yarwood family, formerly of Hawk Green, have been uploaded to the Virtual Tour this morning.

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

[admin]

What a truly wonderful set of photo's. Any idea who those "visitors" to the bridge were? Any idea when it was taken.... Not sure a picture taken today would have the same impact in 100 years time (but I could be wrong).

RH

Sadly there is no information with the images as to who they were or when it was, although I would guess by the clothing that the two large groups on the bridge are pre-WWI, around 1905-1910-ish. I always include any info that is available in the captions but all too often there is none. I'm not sure about pictures in 100 years having the same impact - perhaps they will - but it's important to make a note on the back of dates and names because they are so much more interesting when you know something about them. It also needs a little thought - quite often people will write "me with aunty Hilda" but in 100 years nobody will have any idea who "me" is  

[Rudolph Hucker]

What a truly wonderful set of photo's. Any idea who those "visitors" to the bridge were? Any idea when it was taken.... Not sure a picture taken today would have the same impact in 100 years time (but I could be wrong).

RH

[admin]

22 images of Roman Lakes, Roman Bridge and surrounds have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=16

[admin]

16 new images of Mellor Mill and surrounds have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning:

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

They include this much better version of one that was already on-line:

[admin]

Several new images of Marple Hall all taken in the year 1900 have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-6

They include this picture of Harry Mainwaring (Peover Hall) sitting on the back wall overlooking Marple Dale.

[admin]

Three images recently received by Marple Local History Society showing the Bradshawe-Isherwoods, owners of Marple Hall, in around 1907 have been added to the Tour this morning:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-6

[admin]

Some fantastic images of Marple Hall added to the Virtual Tour this morning:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=2

The additions feature many interior shots previously unseen and including the often described John Bradshawe oak bed with carved mottos and the magnificent staircase long before the roof fell in.

To read more about the hall visit: www.marple-uk.com/marplehall/

[admin]

Some more images from Marple Local History Society's "Mellor" folders uploaded this morning. These include some great photos of Mellor Lodge. What a great shame Samuel Oldknow's home didn't survive.

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

[admin]

More images of Mellor and Marple Bridge have have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning including this fantastic photo of Jack Hadfield and his sons at Mellor Hall Farm:

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

[admin]

Several more images of Mellor Church from Marple Local History Society Archives have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning, including this very old 3D slide showing the inside c1890 below:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-37

[admin]

More Mellor related images have been added to the Virtual History Tour this morning, including this very faded image of a veteran with his "fiddle" in Slack Wood:

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

[admin]

It's definitely Mellor rec - you can tell from the houses in Gibb Lane, on the far right of the picture. 

Thanks Dave and Amazon - I've moved and re-captioned the image.

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/displayimage.php?pid=9075

[Dave]

No that's not Marple Bridge. Used to be one back of Lower Fold Windsor Castle but it's not this one.

It's definitely Mellor rec - you can tell from the houses in Gibb Lane, on the far right of the picture.