Brabyns Park - Izeria

Brabyns Park is a public park in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

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Marple Lock Flight

Marple Lock Flight is a flight of sixteen canal locks, situated on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, a suburb of Stockport.

Marple railway station serves the town of Marple, in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Hope Valley Line, around 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station was opened in 1865 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway; it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains, which generally provides two trains per hour in each direction. Rose Hill Marple station also serves the town on a spur of the Hope Valley Line which, until 1970, continued towards Macclesfield.

Church of St Martin, Marple

The Church of St Martin is a 19th-century church in Marple, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ963894). It was designed by J. D. Sedding for Maria Anne Hudson (1819–1906), who lived in nearby Brabyns Hall, and was built between 1869 and 1870. The north chapel and aisle were added later by Henry Wilson, in 1895–96 and 1909 respectively. The stained glass in the windows in the chancel are by the Morris company with designs by Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and William Morris. The organ from 1870 is by Henry Willis. On 11 October 1985, it was designated a Grade II* listed building. To the rear is a former schoolroom and schoolmaster's house, now a parish hall and private house, designed by Sedding's brother Edmund Sedding and separately listed at Grade II.

Marple Aqueduct

Marple Aqueduct (also known as Goyt Aqueduct) at Marple, Greater Manchester, England, was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt (treated as part of the River Mersey until 1896). Construction started in 1795, and it was in use by 1800. A contractor employed to build the main canal suggested that the stone arches be replaced by iron troughs, and this idea was almost adopted, but when he left, the original idea of stone arches was adopted. Some repairs were made to the aqueduct in 1860 and 1912, following damage caused by water leaking through the clay puddling used to seal the channel and then freezing. In early 1962, part of the side wall collapsed, again caused by leaks freezing. British Waterways wanted to demolish the structure as a cheaper solution than repairing it, but Cheshire County Council contributed towards the cost of repairs in a move that paved the way for the restoration of the Peak Forest Canal. As part of the process, it became a scheduled monument, and subsequently a grade I listed structure. During the 21st century, grants enabled several projects to be undertaken to enhance the aqueduct and its surroundings. It had become obscured by tree growth in the valley of the River Goyt, and some of the trees were cut back so the structure could be seen again. Vegetation growing out of the structure was removed, and the stonework repointed. A metal parapet was designed and fitted to the north side of the aqueduct, where previously a low wall had offered very little protection against falling from the structure.