Marple Collection

British Actress Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (1892-1972) - British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christies character Miss Marple

Edwardian view - men on Roman Bridge, Marple
The man in the centre of the groups George Potter, a friend and employee of Ernest Battersby who is on the right. The Roman Bridge is in fact medieval, just outside Marple

Marple Junction, Macclesfield Canal by Terry Whitworth

TV detectives
Columbo (Peter Falk), Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), Frost (David Jason), Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), Miss Marple (Joan Hickson), Inspector Wexford (George Baker), Poirot (David Suchet)

Brabyns Brow, Marple, Cheshire
Although no longer cobbled, this view remains much as it was over 100 years ago when this photogrpah was taken. George Potter

Seventeen Windows, Marple, Cheshire, a famous landmark named after its design which has since been largely demolished amid local controversy Date: circa 1908

Webbs Tea Rooms, Marple, Cheshire
Once a well-known local attraction below the Marple Aqueduct, this picture shows the photographer Ernest Battersby and his friend and employee George Potter outside the premises. Date: circa 1906

The Village, Strines, Lancashire
The Village, Strines, Stockport, near Marple, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Midland Hotel, Marple, Cheshire
Front view of the Midland Hotel in Marple around 1906. The sign over the door identifies the licencee as Samuel Ardern. The Midland is still in business today. Date: circa 1906

Two boys on Dan Bank, Marple, Cheshire in a delightful picture showing clothing of the period Date: circa 1908

Dan Bank, Marple, Cheshire, June 1908 outside a small cafe or shop. Only the fence stones remain today, the building being long gone. Date: 1908

Norfolk Arms, Marple, Cheshire
Ernest Battersby and George Potter stand in the doorway and a local policeman also stands for the picture - the Norfolk Arms is still in business on what is now a busy junction with traffic lights to

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