Scientists estimate that the earliest residents of the area settled several millennia ago. A file from marple local history societys archives on the ardern family of marple bridge that illustrates how important it is to properly label your photos for future generations. This guide deals only with the archaeological evidence for mills. Marple naturalists provides a friendly and informal focus for those interested learning more about natural history. The district of marple is situated in the south east corner of greater manchester in the united kingdom. When i started out on my quest to discover my roots i had long known that the name marples was associated with joiners tools. Wear mill also known as weir mill was an integrated cotton works on the cheadle heath bank of the river mersey in stockport, greater manchester, in england. This was a sixstorey, 42 feet wide and 210 feet long mill with additional 3storey wings making it 400 ft in all. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. A virtual history tour of marple and district with the marple website and marple local history society. This was about 52% of all the recorded marples in canada. None of the books in this series have been nominated for any major awards. Planning application for goyt mill, upper hibbert lane from hutchinson 3g uk for installation of additional telecommunications equipment on. The name of marple is believed to be derived from either maere hop hyll meaning.
The life and times of miss jane marple is a great little book. From the industrial revolution until the 20th century, stockport was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton spinning and hat making. Photographs, etchings and paintings of mellor mill in its glorious prime and. Mills that remain as standing buildings, normally designated as listed buildings, are treated in the industrial buildings selection guide.
The mill was built for samuel oldknow and used to spin coarse counts. The marple brass band was founded in 1900 and included reed instruments in its early days. The story of francis brindley and the marple brindleys. Goyt mill arp exercise an arp exercise near the goyt mill in 193839. Southern quilting mystery series by elizabeth spann craig. With the west chester pike linking the townships to other areas, they quickly became quintessential suburban. The oldest ancestor i can identify with reasonable certainty is one george marpple, who must have been born around 1565 as his eldest son was baptised in 1591. It was originally driven by the wellington water wheel. The week in books, 1 june, it did give an impression of the writer as cosy and middlebrow, ending as it did with reference to a barbara pym teabag rest. For most of their histories, marple and newtown townships were farming communities on the western outskirts of philadelphia. Friends of goyt mill heritage has been set up to create opportunities for everyone who knows or wishes to know of marple s historic past to enhance other historic organisations and friends associations and clubs through a variety of activities that bring people together, share stories of their experiences and knowledge of marple including its historic buildings and landmarks whilst. Marple local history society trips each year members of the society have a choice of trips to various historical locations to choose from, the cost of which varies dependent on the destination. In 1964 the peak forest canal society started the fight to reopen the canal. An alphabetical list of the books held by marple local history society.
This list of mills in stockport, lists textile factories that have existed in stockport, greater. It was started around 1790 and added to, particularly in 1831 and 1884. Goyt mill and the ridge a view of goyt mill and the ridge taken by gordon mills in the 1950s. It adjoins the cheshire derbyshire boundary and includes the villages of marple, mellor, hawk green, high lane, marple bridge, moor end, strines and the hamlet of mill brow. I am a fan of agatha christie, so everything written about her or her books, really interest me.
Delaware county, pa in 1683 a small group of quakers, from the cheshire region of england, landed at. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our marple research. The marple township ambulance corps was founded in march 1949 by a group of concerned citizens who realized the need for efficient emergency care in the community. Unfortunately this collection isnt well documented, so many names are missing. Discover book depositorys huge selection of leland marple books online. It stands on the banks of the river goyt southeast of stockport marple had a recorded population of 23,686 accordng to the 2011 census. A new mill page has been created, to go to it, click the link above. This article is within the scope of wikiproject politics of the united kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of politics of the united kingdom on wikipedia. The marple family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Many of us have learned about the textile industry in north carolina from history books or family stories. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the marple surname.
Marple historical society lecture marple newtown, pa patch. A key factor in the overall vision for marple is the wharf. A trolley line established early in the century provided transportation for commuters, but it was not until the 1950s that marple and newtown were transformed from sleepy outposts to sprawling suburbs. The mill was advertised to let in the stockport advertiser on 12th april 1850, stating that the company were moving to macclesfield. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. My dad had a plane and a chisel on which the name appeared and he often wondered whether there was a connection to our family. This is the first installment in the miss marple book series. Im rodney marples and ive been researching my ancestry for nearly 40 years. By 1834 the mill was run by the firm of francis brindley and co. New historical atlas of cheshire, 2001, phillips and phillips. A vision for marple marple uk stockport manchester. A steampowered spinning and weaving mill, known variously as shepley rhode rhode house ridge marple mill. Marple is a small town in cheshire, latterly attached to the conurbation of towns surrounding stockport.
Accutane cost per pill welcome to delaware county pa history. This report describes the places of interest in marple which the civic society believes should be improveddeveloped and suggestions are made for suitable interventions. This is the community web site for marple in stockport. Macclesfield forest, and was omitted from the domesday book. The goyt mill a virtual history tour of marple and district. Planning application for goyt mill, upper hibbert lane from hutchinson 3g uk for installation of additional telecommunications equipment on the rooftop, dated lst march 2002. It was started in 1998 to provide useful information for local people and potential visitors and to contribute to the fantastic community spirit that abounds in this small canal town on the edge of the peaks.
During this period, the valleys of the river mersey, river tame and their tributaries were dominated by large rectangular brickbuilt factories, many of which still remain today as warehouses or converted for residential or retail use. This was about 46% of all the recorded marples in the usa. Goyt mill c1908 commissioning of the goyt mill engines c1908. Marple local history society about us location methodist church, church lane, marple, stockport, sk6 7ay what we do we meet on the third monday of the month. Marple and newtown townships captures the growth of the two communities from the early 20th century through the 1990s. The population of marple at the time was approximately 2000 residents centered around the old broomall area in what was still predominately a farming community. History of marple, in stockport and cheshire map and.
Marple is a small town in the metropolitan borough of stockport, greater manchester, england, on the river goyt 9 miles 14 km southeast of manchester, 9 miles 14 km north of macclesfield and 4 miles 6 km southeast of stockport. Marple local history society trips marple local history. If you would like to make people aware of any new books please let me know. In 1840 there were 23 marple families living in pennsylvania. In 1911 there were 16 marple families living in ontario. Home a virtual history tour of marple and district.
Buy historic industries of marple and mellor revised edition by o. Rhode houses in hawk green, built in 1855 to house workers at rhodes mill. The thriving farms supplied local grocers, while the fresh air and clean water in marple and newtown attracted city dwellers seeking recreational opportunities. Ontario had the highest population of marple families in 1911. Pennsylvania had the highest population of marple families in 1840.
The book, written by peter clarke, andrew cook and john bintliff, is a worthy endeavour indeed. New and noteworthy delaware county history books and dvds this link is to let everyone know what new books and booklets that are out, dealing with delaware county history. Apart from being the first book in the series, miss marple is also one of the best performing books. Growing from our love of the books that personally affected our childhoods, as well as a desire to help creators bring their inspiring stories and beautiful artwork into the world, tiny tree hopes to provide a new generation with a library of wonderful works that will stay with them forever. When i was around 9 or 10 i split my head open on the ruins of samuel oldknows bottoms mill in the near gorge of the goyt, below marple, and later, in the sixth form, heard from an inspiring and long dead history teacher about unwin and his colleagues rediscovery, at the end of the first world war, in a part of the mill then still standing, of many of oldknows original working accounts and. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. It was built by robert shepley on the banks of the macclesfield canal which was used for transport of coal and raw materials. Now available via amazon, this book, which is the first volume in the new manchester. Mill village housing, segregation of the workforce, stretchouts, timeandmotion studies, company stores, strikes, blacklistingall of these are known to us as pieces of history. Welcome to the marple family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Peak forest canal society campaign book for the restoration of the cheshire canal ring shows the first boat from marple to romiley crossing marple aqueduct.
Marple, a village, a townshipchapelry, and a subdistrict, in stockport district, cheshire. Watermills were simpler to construct than windmills and were developed at an earlier date. Marple newtown, pa marple historical society lecture. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of marple, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Goyt mill, hawk green, marple, stott and sons, marple south 5323. Some times we leave marple early in the morning to visit factories and mills many miles away before returning in the evening. View 32 photos for 1 marple mill dr, voorhees, nj 08043 a bed, bath, 1,918 sq. Marple mill was again being advertised in 1853, and was then still said to be occupied by brindleys. Marple was part of macclesfield moss land before it emerged as a central place for canal and railway transportation of cotton textile goods to manchester and onwards worldwide. It makes you feel that jane marple is a real person, living in a real village in england. There are clues to their existence around the ludworth area where there are standing stones and tumuli.
Marple historical society to preserve and protect the historical heritage of marple township, pa and provide information to the community with regard to that heritage. The first reference to marple in written history was to merpel, believed to be derived from the old english maere pill, meaning the stream at the boundary early history. Another 50 words 4 lines of text covering the years 192 and 1921 are included under the topic early marple history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. In this book, david marples looks at how historians have dealt with some of the seminal events in ukrainian history during the period that joseph stalin was the. Holbens healthclub goyt mill, upper hibbert lane, marple, sk6 7hx stockport rated 4. In 1840, the stockport viaduct was built over the river and over wear mill.
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