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Handwritten school text book belonging to Warwick R Burton for his Design Course 1971 -1972 with the title "All Change at Marple!"
History of Marple Station and railways given in text, drawings and photographs.

Photocopy of an article from British Railway Journal, Autumn 1994 entitled "Marple a One-time Traffic Centre of the Midland Railway" by Warwick Burton giving history with text and photographs along with hand drawn plans of Marple Station c1900

Signed booklet by Warwick R Burton tracking the history of railways from earliest 1794 to 1980.
Twelve chapters with photographs and text showing development and future prospects of Marple & District railway system.
Newspaper article about the…

Booklet entitled Marple Rail Trails by Warwick R. Burton M.A. (Cantab) published in 1983.
Profusely illustrated giving two guided trails to locations of railway historic interest in Marple and District for the walker, cyclist and motorist.

Booklet entitled New Mills History Notes No.6 : Railways of New Mills and District dated 1984 by Derek Brumhead.
This focuses on the history, development and routing of railways passing through New Mills and includes the Stockport, Disley and Whaley…

Photocopy of an extract from Bradshaw's British Railways Guide and Hotel Directory for lst to 26th Sepember 1948, containing timetable information for trains covering the London/Midlands Region including Marple and surrounding areas

Photocopies of Pages 696 - 725 covering the Marple area from the British Rail, London Midland Region Timetable for passenger services 14th June 1965 - 17 April 1966
Programme of Special Excursions including Easter from Manchester picking up at…

Information from a letter regarding the origin of the use by Agatha Christie of the name 'Marple' in some of her books, which was brought by Matthew Prichard, her grandson, when he visited Marple at the invitation of Marple Local History Society, to…

Photocopy of original extract and typed transcript from the Manchester Field Naturalists' Society Magazine dated 1863.
Leo H Grindon, Honorary Secretary giving an account of an excursion taken on the 9th May 1863 by railway from London Road…

Awards presented to The Friends of Rose Hill Station :
1. Pride in Marple Award : 2010 : Environment Champion - Highly Commended presented by Stockport Council's Area Committee.
2, Pride inn Marple Awards : 2012 : Environment Champion - Group…

Photographs of display boards at Marple Station : 2023.

1. Agatha Christie in the North by Friends of Marple Station.

2. Notable Woman of the Area by Equality Matters Marple showing:
Gertrude Powick : Scholar and Suffergete campaigner.…

Folder containing material relating to the campaign to save the Romiley to Macclesfield service and Rose Hill Station on that line. 1960's
Material collected by J Martin Stafford including :
Correspondence fron Transport Users Consulative Committee…

Single page downloaded from English Heritage Archives website in 2013 showing a photograph with text and description of a train crossing the Marple Viaduct over the River Goyt, Stockport.

Go to Hyperlink below for article from MLHS website…

Newspaper and magazine articles, originals, photocopies and typed summaries mainly about Marple station.
1859 - 1892 brief typed descriptions of articles from unnamed publications pasted to a sheet of A4 paper describing events affecting local…

A selection of newspaper cuttings from various publications
1992 the possibility of the closure of Rose Hill and Woodley stations for financial reasons
1993/1994 reports on the four week long closure of Rose Hill station due to 'leaves on the…

Two pockets containing newspaper cuttings from various publications on Marple and Rose Hill railways 1960 - 1989 and 1990 - 2018
1968 - 1969 Marple station in poor condition, delays in plans for improvements. Plans to close Rose Hill to…

Photocopy of photographs taken on the Marple Station Platform of Art Work as Well Dressing pictures depicting 150 years celebration and The Railway Children.
Completed by the pupils of St Mary's School 2015

Photocopy of layout drawing showing the proposed rail connection for Messrs Park & Paterson at Rose Hill station by C.C. & N.S.R : Undated

Original week-end ticket for the Midland Railway to the Peak District of Derbyshire dated 1904

Railway material bequeathed by Warwick Burton : 2017
A Life time of memorabilia collected by Warwick Burton which was bequeathed to Marple Local History Society on his sudden death in November 2015.
Included in this file are newspaper report…

Photocopies of hand written reminiscences :
Mrs Taylor of Ridge Road, Marple c. 1910
School Trains of the 1934
Water Columns / goods shed / turntables and the architecture of the station with drawings reminiscences mainly of the 1920's and 30's.

Original master Project drawings / optioneering with location details and photographic information for a clean, painting and minor repairs project to be carried out between spans 2 - 14 on Marple Viaduct.
Undated possibly 2000' s

Newspaper article from the Marple Review Spring 2019 reporting on the preparations for Rose Hill Station commemorative events celebrating 150th anniversary.

Photocopy of photograph of the roundel from Marple Station Canopy depicting the M & S initials of the Manchester & Sheffield Railway.
The Society Archive also hold an original cast iron roundel as in the photograph which is painted red.

Photocopy of pages 276 - 270 of the North Eastern Railway timetable for September 1928 for Manchester, Reddish, Woodley, Stockport, Macclesfield & Hayfield including Rose Hill and Marple