St Martin's Low Marple Heritage Trust News and Events
This section of the web site is for details of future events, reports on past events and news concerning St Martin's Low Marple Heritage Trust and other matters relating to the church's history and heritage.
Forthcoming events and news:
Programme: July to December 2025
Meetings are free, all welcome, donations welcome.
If you propose to attend any of the meetings, it will help if you let Ann Sayer know please: 07821 272 242.
Saturday 19 July 2025
In the Hall, 2.30-4.00, with tea
In the run-up to Heritage Open Days, at which this year’s theme is ‘Architecture’, this talk by Anthony Burton offers a virtual tour of some of the most weirdly inaccessible churches ever built. Not quite so remote are some more local examples, which are still ‘in the middle of nowhere’.
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Friday 12 & Saturday 13 September 2025
Once again we join in with the national festival in which lesser-known heritage buildings welcome visitors. St Martin’s will open on the Friday (2.00 till 6.00) and the Saturday (10.00 till 3.00), with conducted tours and various special displays including a small exhibition ‘Church Architecture: Form Follows Function?’
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Saturday 11 October 2025
In the Hall, 2.30-4.00, with tea
Textile historian Lesley C. Bull reflects on Manchester’s great library. This was built after the death (1888) of businessman Rylands by his wife, who pared down the grandiose statement to Rylands the philanthropist.
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Saturday 15 November 2025
In the Hall, 2.30-4.00, with tea
Pictorial images are not just what catches the eye. They hold meanings that lie behind the images. This talk on symbolism by Barbara Hodskinson touches on well-codified symbolic systems, such as the attributes of saints, and then ranges more widely in art history to reveal other hidden messages in many well-known paintings.
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