Marple Local History Society

Marple, Marple Bridge, Mellor, Compstall, Strines, Hawk Green, Rose Hill, High Lane.

Collections of historical Images

Collections of historical Images

Web sites and searchable databases featuring collections of historical images.

  • The Virtual History Tour of Marple
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    The Virtual History Tour of Marple & District

    An on-line collection of images from Marple and District’s past and present brought to you by The Marple Website in collaboration with Marple Local History Society.

  • Stockport Image Archive
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    Stockport image archive

    Over the years, Stockport Council's Local Heritage Library has built up a collection of around 60,000 images of Stockport. The images date from the late 1800s to the present day and cover the borough of Stockport and surrounding areas.

  • Manchester Local Image Collection
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    Manchester Local Image Collection

    Manchester Local Image Collection contains over 80,000 images of Manchester and its suburbs. The original images are mainly photographs with some prints, drawings, watercolours and postcards, dating from the eighteenth century to the present day. The pictures of people, streets and buildings illustrate all aspects of the social, industrial, religious and transport history of the city.

  • New Mills Picture Archive
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    New Mills Picture Archive

    New Mills Local History Society was formed in 1982 and, alongside its other activities, soon began to collect photographs of local interest, either donated by members of the public or copied from originals lent for that purpose. Many people generously contributed in this way, and in 2004 the collection contained about 6000 photographs. It now contains many more.

  • Derbyshire & North East Midlands Photo Archive
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    Picture the Past – Historical Photo Archive of Derbyshire & Nottingham

    The North East Midland Photographic Record 'Picture the Past' website. This project is jointly managed by the local authorities of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire with financial assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 'Picture the Past' aims to conserve and make publicly accessible the photographic heritage of the North East Midlands, thus enabling people to see the richness and diversity of the area's photographic collections. Many images in the collection are irreplaceable - digitising protects the originals from wear and tear and enables users all over the world to view the collection via the Internet

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