Slum Clearance / Demolition of Buildings in Marple

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Title

Slum Clearance / Demolition of Buildings in Marple

Description

Newspaper cuttings and exhibition material on slum clearance and demolition of buildings in the Marple Area from whole streets (Elmley Street) to individual buildings (the Jolly Sailor cottages in the 1930's)
1914 : Addition to Hollins Mill, weaving shed; demolition of several old and dilapidated houses near the Old Forge
1930s : Cottages by the Jolly Sailor, old Marple cottages doomed
1933 : Cross Lane cottages demolished
1936 : Demolition of unique landmark at Marple, Stone Row
1961 : Ministry grant compulsory purchase order for Elmley Street, Chapelfields, Marple.

Date

Reviewed AB 08/2023

Identifier

UDC/07/02
Louiset

Files

1 003.jpg
1 004.jpg

Citation

“Slum Clearance / Demolition of Buildings in Marple,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/1865.

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