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. The district of marple is situated in the south east corner of greater manchester in the united kingdom. Marple newtown, pa marple historical society lecture. 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.
It makes you feel that jane marple is a real person, living in a real village in england. Goyt mill arp exercise an arp exercise near the goyt mill in 193839. History of marple, in stockport and cheshire map and. This is the community web site for marple in stockport. The story of francis brindley and the marple brindleys. A steampowered spinning and weaving mill, known variously as shepley rhode rhode house ridge marple mill. 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. With the west chester pike linking the townships to other areas, they quickly became quintessential suburban. When i started out on my quest to discover my roots i had long known that the name marples was associated with joiners tools.
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. Mills that remain as standing buildings, normally designated as listed buildings, are treated in the industrial buildings selection guide. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Goyt mill c1908 commissioning of the goyt mill engines c1908. The goyt mill a virtual history tour of marple and district. Southern quilting mystery series by elizabeth spann craig.
By 1834 the mill was run by the firm of francis brindley and co. This was about 52% of all the recorded marples in canada. The name of marple is believed to be derived from either maere hop hyll meaning. If you would like to make people aware of any new books please let me know. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our marple research. View 32 photos for 1 marple mill dr, voorhees, nj 08043 a bed, bath, 1,918 sq. The mill was advertised to let in the stockport advertiser on 12th april 1850, stating that the company were moving to macclesfield. Apart from being the first book in the series, miss marple is also one of the best performing books. 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. 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. 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.
There have been many ups and downs of musical fortune in times past, but its more recent history included appearances at the royal albert hall in the national brass band championship finals in 1994 and a wonderful win at the british open brass band championship in 1996 at the bridgewater. Marple naturalists provides a friendly and informal focus for those interested learning more about natural history. In 1840 there were 23 marple families living in pennsylvania. 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. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. 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. Macclesfield forest, and was omitted from the domesday book. Unfortunately this collection isnt well documented, so many names are missing. Home 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. The book, written by peter clarke, andrew cook and john bintliff, is a worthy endeavour indeed. 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.
Local history books and these galleries preserve the memory of these great. Pennsylvania had the highest population of marple families in 1840. 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. 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. 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. Now available via amazon, this book, which is the first volume in the new manchester. 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. Planning application for goyt mill, upper hibbert lane from hutchinson 3g uk for installation of additional telecommunications equipment on.
There are clues to their existence around the ludworth area where there are standing stones and tumuli. This report describes the places of interest in marple which the civic society believes should be improveddeveloped and suggestions are made for suitable interventions. Marple historical society lecture marple newtown, pa patch. A new mill page has been created, to go to it, click the link above.
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. Goyt mill and the ridge a view of goyt mill and the ridge taken by gordon mills in the 1950s. It was built by robert shepley on the banks of the macclesfield canal which was used for transport of coal and raw materials. In 1964 the peak forest canal society started the fight to reopen the canal. Im rodney marples and ive been researching my ancestry for nearly 40 years. Rhode houses in hawk green, built in 1855 to house workers at rhodes mill. 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. The marple brass band was founded in 1900 and included reed instruments in its early days. From the industrial revolution until the 20th century, stockport was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton spinning and hat making. This is the first installment in the miss marple book series. The most marple families were found in the usa in 1880. Marple mill was again being advertised in 1853, and was then still said to be occupied by brindleys. It was originally driven by the wellington water wheel.
Welcome to the marple family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. A key factor in the overall vision for marple is the wharf. 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. It was started around 1790 and added to, particularly in 1831 and 1884. 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. This was about 46% of all the recorded marples in the usa. Delaware county, pa in 1683 a small group of quakers, from the cheshire region of england, landed at. Marple is a small town in cheshire, latterly attached to the conurbation of towns surrounding stockport. None of the books in this series have been nominated for any major awards. 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. The marple family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
Watermills were simpler to construct than windmills and were developed at an earlier date. Discover book depositorys huge selection of leland marple books online. 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. The thriving farms supplied local grocers, while the fresh air and clean water in marple and newtown attracted city dwellers seeking recreational opportunities.
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. This was a sixstorey, 42 feet wide and 210 feet long mill with additional 3storey wings making it 400 ft in all. Buy historic industries of marple and mellor revised edition by o. 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. For most of their histories, marple and newtown townships were farming communities on the western outskirts of philadelphia. Photographs, etchings and paintings of mellor mill in its glorious prime and.
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 and newtown townships captures the growth of the two communities from the early 20th century through the 1990s. Marple, a village, a townshipchapelry, and a subdistrict, in stockport district, cheshire. An alphabetical list of the books held by marple local history society. 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.
Marple local history society trips marple local history. In 1911 there were 16 marple families living in ontario. Some times we leave marple early in the morning to visit factories and mills many miles away before returning in the evening. Goyt mill, hawk green, marple, stott and sons, marple south 5323. A virtual history tour of marple and district with the marple website and marple local history society. Many of us have learned about the textile industry in north carolina from history books or family stories. In 1840, the stockport viaduct was built over the river and over wear mill. Accutane cost per pill welcome to delaware county pa history. 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.
New historical atlas of cheshire, 2001, phillips and phillips. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Half green or hawk green marple local history society. Ontario had the highest population of marple families in 1911. The life and times of miss jane marple is a great little book. 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. 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. A vision for marple marple uk stockport 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. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This guide deals only with the archaeological evidence for mills.