St Martin's Low Marple Heritage Trust Archive
This section of the web site is for older news, reports and articles we don't want to loose.
Archived articles and older news:
Who was this saint?
Why is there a more than life-size sculpture of him in St Martin’s church?
A talk by Anthony Burton Saturday 8 March 2025, 2.30pm to 4pm, with tea at St. Martin’s Church Hall, Brabyns Brow, Marple.
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Here are couple of photos of St. Martin's Heritage Trust retiring chair Rev. Ann Hyde and incoming chairman David Bush. They were celebrating her long contribution to the Trust since its inception 10 years ago. Everyone at the Trust wishes her well as she relocates and enjoys a happy retirement.
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Saturday 1 February 2025, 2.30 – 4.00 with tea.
Admission free, donations welcome.
In November 2019 three scholars, Richard Fletcher, Barry Clark and Stephanie Boydell, told us how they had started research into the Northern Art Workers’ Guild, which flourished in Manchester in the years when St Martin’s was created. Five years later, they have published a book, and return to tell us about their quest to rediscover the almost forgotten NAWG.
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St Martin's Low Marple Heritage Trust Programme July to December 2024
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Saturday 22 June 2024
Joint meeting with the Marple Local History Society. Several speakers explore how, as Marple grew, a number of churches were established (including St Martin’s) to serve the varied needs of Marple folk. In the Church Hall with tea, 2.30pm - 4pm.
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Read more: Religion in Marple and the industrial revolution, 1750-1900