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Behind the Scenes : Lyme House
We were promised that we would see the parts of Lyme that other tours didn’t reach, and so we did. But first we were given a brief history of the place. It started as a simple hunting lodge but the...
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Eyam Hall & Village : October 2017
The first visit of the season to Eyam in Derbyshire took place on a misty, wet day in October. However, our members are a hardy bunch and we all gathered in the courtyard at Eyam Hall at 10.00.a.m. as...
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Ancoats : November 2017
‘Ancoats ... is to Manchester what Manchester is to England’ Morning Chronicle, 21 December 1849 Manchester’s Ancoats area formed the destination of the second al-fresco autumn outing for the society...
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Manchester Police Museum & Cathedral : March 2018
The winter visit of the Society comprised of guided tours of two venues, the Greater Manchester police station and Manchester Cathedral, last visited by in the 1990s and early 2000s. The Police Museum...
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3 Summer Evening Strolls
The Society's Summer Strolls 2018 The indoor season has drawn to a close, time to head to the great outdoors. And what better way to take the journey from Spring to Summer than to enjoy the summer...
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Summer Stroll (A): Mill Brow
A small crowd of 27 forgo the chance of catching the 18,615th episode of the Archers, to hear of and explore the everyday story of other country folk, who experienced the first rumblings of the...
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St Wilfrid’s Church, Leeds and Temple Newsam House
In view of the current prominence of Samuel Oldknow and all his works shown up by ‘Revealing Oldknow’s Legacy’ in Marple, the main focus of our visit was to see the original portrait of Samuel Oldknow...
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Summer Stroll (B): New Mills
“No Torrs on this tour " was the promise of this evening. Apparently there was a rival attraction in Russia, of all places but we were historians, not football fans. We swept through a near-deserted...
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Summer Visit to Ashbourne and Sudbury Hall
On a glorious summer day I was pleased to be one of 22 members of the Society who boarded the coach for the drive to Ashbourne. I have driven through the town on a number of occasions and thought of...
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Summer Walk (C) : Mellor Hilltop
The final walk of the season took us to the opposite side of the valley from our first; our three summer walks comprise a trio of locations that demonstrate the importance of rivers and streams in the...
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Summer Stroll (B): New Mills
“No Torrs on this tour " was the promise of this evening. Apparently there was a rival attraction in Russia, of all places but we were historians, not football fans. We swept through a near-deserted...
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Eyam Hall & Village : October 2017
The first visit of the season to Eyam in Derbyshire took place on a misty, wet day in October. However, our members are a hardy bunch and we all gathered in the courtyard at Eyam Hall at 10.00.a.m. as...
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Ancoats : November 2017
‘Ancoats ... is to Manchester what Manchester is to England’ Morning Chronicle, 21 December 1849 Manchester’s Ancoats area formed the destination of the second al-fresco autumn outing for the society...
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Manchester Police Museum & Cathedral : March 2018
The winter visit of the Society comprised of guided tours of two venues, the Greater Manchester police station and Manchester Cathedral, last visited by in the 1990s and early 2000s. The Police Museum...
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Summer Stroll (A): Mill Brow
A small crowd of 27 forgo the chance of catching the 18,615th episode of the Archers, to hear of and explore the everyday story of other country folk, who experienced the first rumblings of the...
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St Wilfrid’s Church, Leeds and Temple Newsam House
In view of the current prominence of Samuel Oldknow and all his works shown up by ‘Revealing Oldknow’s Legacy’ in Marple, the main focus of our visit was to see the original portrait of Samuel Oldknow...
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Summer Visit to Ashbourne and Sudbury Hall
On a glorious summer day I was pleased to be one of 22 members of the Society who boarded the coach for the drive to Ashbourne. I have driven through the town on a number of occasions and thought of...
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Summer Walk (C) : Mellor Hilltop
The final walk of the season took us to the opposite side of the valley from our first; our three summer walks comprise a trio of locations that demonstrate the importance of rivers and streams in the...
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Leek : October 2018
By chance I met MLHS member Pat Butler one summer’s day in Market Street. She went into raptures about the beautiful Arts and Crafts church of St Wilfrid, Halton, Leeds which she discovered when she...
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Mayfield Station : February 2019
A group of some 28 members of Marple Local History Society visited the disused Manchester Mayfield Station on Friday afternoon, February 22nd led by Blue Badge Guide, Jonathan Schofield. He explained...
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