The Virtual Time Tour of Marple

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Mark,

10,000 plus images, and 2.5 million views !
The figures speak for themselves,

great work, and thank you for creating such a rich source,

Martin

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A mixed bag of 24 images provided by local postcard collector Janet Holmes have been uploaded to the Virtual Tour this morning. Janet has kindly made her full collection available and more will be uploaded over the coming weeks / months. It's also pleasing to note that we have now passed 2.5 Million image views on the tour and with Janet's help will soon have 10,000+ images on-line.

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

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Ten images from Marple Local History Society Archives have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

They mostly relate to St Mary's RC Church, Marple Bridge between around 1909 and late 1920s.

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

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Thank you for that map link and help on the location of Jessie Field @sgk

Another 16 images from Marple Local History Society's Archive have been added to the Virtual Tour this afternoon. Mostly of Church Lane or the immediate surrounds.

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

[sgk]

Where was Jessie Field?

I believe Jessie Field was originally part of the Nab Wood Farm estate, see this Genes Reunited link.

I don't have a subscription to Genes Reunited but the public text reads as below
Chester Chronicle Cheshire, England 5 Sep 1863
Bnbtnit to SALE by PTJBLIC AUCTION, at the Warren Bulkeley Arms Inn, iv Stockport, on Friday, tbe 25th day of
LOT 11. A piece of very superior LAND, admirably adapted for building upon, being part of tbe said Nab Estate, called tbe Jessie Field, containing 2a. Or. 2Sp.. having a very considerable frontage to tbe said turnpike-road, and overlooking the Chadkirk

And looking at old maps it does indeed show Jessiefield as being quite close to Nab Estate.

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Thanks for posting more pictures.  I believe Nab Wood is over towards the Hare+Hounds pub on Dooley Lane.

Thank you sgk. I've amended the caption and album for the image 

[sgk]

Where was Nab Wood?

Thanks for posting more pictures.  I believe Nab Wood is over towards the Hare+Hounds pub on Dooley Lane.

[admin]

A Baker's Dozen of new images have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning, including a couple I'm not sure about.

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

Where was Jessie Field?


Where was Nab Wood?

[admin]

A mixed bag of images from Marple Local History Society's Archives have been uploaded to the Virtual History Tour this evening.

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

[admin]

A handful of images from local people Kevin Moors and Judith Wilshaw have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning:

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

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Several images from a Carver Theatre production of Ali Baba in 1952, an All Saints' School group from 1947-49 and a photo of Rose Hill Football Club from 1934 have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

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

[admin]

Sixteen new images from Marple Local History Society Archives added to the Virtual Tour this morning, many of them local sports teams from 80 to 100+ years ago.

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



Tom Oldham who built the Mellor Mill model is one of the players in the Lacrosse team photo.

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A couple of great images of Thomas and Hannah Carver provided by The Carver Theatre have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning:

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

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A ramdon dozen images from Marple Local History Society Archives have been added to the Virtual History Tour this morning, including several of Clara Elizabeth Ardern who lived at Pear Tree Farm, Ludworth:

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

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A number of photos provided by Carole O'Halloran - born in Marple in 1945 (Carole Clayton) - from Australia have been added to the Virtual Tour this morning.

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=26

The photos include the crowning of Carole's mum Florence Clayton as "Legion Queen of Marple" with a fantastic procession along Market Street and the crowning, which probably took place in Marple Memorial Park.



There is also a photo of Carole's dad Percy outside 5 Goyt Avenue in 1926. Percy still lives with Carole in Oz and they will celebrate his 104th birthday in August!

Here's a recent article with a photo of Percy:

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