Header

Welcome to the Marple Local History Society website

Visit the online Society Archives here

Dan Ban Toll HouseDan Bank Toll House with a great view of the old stone fence posts, some of which can still be seen. Provided by Janet Holmes.

Postcards Pt.8 – April 2020

Norbury SmityNorbury Smithy

The area between the Jolly Sailor and the Bowling Green pubs was known as Norbury Smithy for centuries. It was the biggest hamlet in the area before the present town centre developed when Hollins Mill was built. This image, dating from the 1920s, shows the Bowling Green pub in the distance, just beyond the smithy. Both buildings have been replaced - the smithy by apartments and the pub by houses including a terrace of three which front onto Stockport Road.

Read more: Postcards Pt.8 – April 2020 

Supported by The Marple Website

Acknowledgement

Marple Local History Society would like to thank Mark Whittaker for his indispensable help and contribution in designing and setting up this website, which he continues to host on behalf of the Society.

About the Society

The Society was formed in 1961, following almost a decade of interest in local history matters. Originally called The Marple Antiquarian Society, it changed its name to The Marple Local History Society in 1990. The Society is a Registered Charity, 500099.

Monthly meetings are held between September and April, several field trips are made each year. The society publishes a range of publications, has an active archive session on Thursday mornings, and organises occasional exhibitions. More details here.