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  • Open Gardens in Marple
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  • Rotary in Marple
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• Waterways
  • An Introduction to the Canals & Waterways of Marple
  • Marple Aqueduct Bicentenary
  • Marple Gathering of Boats - Easter 2004
  • Marple Locks, Silver Celebration
  • Memorial to Dr Boucher at Marple
  • Peak Forest Canal History (Constructed 1794 to 1805)
  • Restoration of the Marple Locks & Aqueduct
  • Marple Locks Heritage Society
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    • Introduction / Navigation
    • The Narrows
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    • Lock No. 1
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    • Pond below Lock 7
    • Lock No. 7
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    • Bridge No. 17
    • Lock No. 9
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    • Bridge No. 18
    • Lock No. 13
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    • Acknowledgement
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  • Froghall up the Caldon
• History
  • Marple Hall
    • Ownership of Marple Hall
    • A Visit to Marple Hall in 1880
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    • Goodbye to All That
    • Marple Hall - The Journal of Charles Bellairs
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    • John Bradshawe
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  • Samuel Oldknow
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  • A Brief History of Marple
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  • An away day to Marple
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  • Memories of Albert Schools
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  • Monty - a Marple Connection
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  • 50 Years of Faithful Service
  • Brabyns Park Iron Bridge
    • Iron Bridge at risk again
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  • Willows School Walks
    • School Walks
      • 1957 to 1959
        • 7th December 1957
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      • 1961 to 1962
        • 26th October 1961
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        • Other Walks
      • 1964 to 1966
        • 12th September 1964
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        • 21st May 1966
        • 16th July 1966
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        • 10th September 1966
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        • 3rd December 1966
      • 1967 to 1969
        • 7th January 1967
        • Other Walks
        • 4th February 1967
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        • 16th March 1968
        • 11th April 1968
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        • 18th May 1968
        • 20th July 1968
        • 29th July 1968
        • 4th September 1968
        • 28th September 1968
        • 5th/6th October 1968
        • 24th October 1968
        • 20th December 1968
        • 22nd February 1969
      • 1969 to 1972
        • Walks 1969 - 1970
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    • Willows School Holidays
      • 1958 - First Willows School YHA Holiday (Lake District)
      • 1959 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Lake District)
      • 1960 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Scotland)
      • 1961 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Arran)
      • 1962 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Mid & North Wales)
      • 1963 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Lake District)
      • 1964 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Arran)
      • 1965 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Scotland)
      • 1966 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Wales)
      • 1967 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Lake District)
      • 1968 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Arran)
      • 1969 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Scotland)
      • 1970 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Wales)
      • 1971 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Lake District)
      • 1972 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Arran)
      • 1973 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Scotland)
      • 1974 - Willows School YHA Holiday (Wales)
    • Willows Walks Introduction
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  • Railways of Marple and District
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    • The Dawn of the Railway Age
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    • Fin de Siècle. Marple's Heyday
    • Marple By-Passed
    • A Changing World
    • World War II and Nationalisation
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    • Postscript 2002
    • Bibliography
• Walks
  • Walks Around Marple Number 1 - Marple Dale
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