Other Local History Societies
St Martin's Low Marple Heritage Trust
St Martin’s Low Marple Heritage Trust exists to preserve and make known the artistic heritage of St Martin’s church, a Church of England church in Marple, which lies within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in the Greater Manchester area.
St Martin’s is a parish church in the liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England. It was founded in 1870 by a local family who, influenced by the Oxford Movement and the ritual revival in the Church of England, wished to establish a church where Anglo-Catholic ceremonial would be observed. To create a worthy setting for this, the church employed prominent architects and designers over a period of fifty years. The church now stands as a treasury of work by artists in the English Arts and Crafts Movement. It is a Grade II* Listed Building, and thus of national significance. The Trust hopes to gain wider recognition of the artistic worth of the church, and to make it more accessible to the local community.
Poynton Local History Society Meetings
Meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month at
St Paul’s School, Marley Road, Poynton. SK12 1LY
We usually have an outing to a place of historical interest in May or June
Subscriptions £12 per annum: Visitors £3 per evening.
Contact Number 01625 872068 or 875031
New Mills Local History Society Meetings
Meetings are held in New Mills Town Hall (SK22 4AT), starting at 7:45pm. Visitors are welcome (£1-00) and refreshments are available at the end of the meeting.
Altrincham History Society Meetings
The Altrincham History Society, the aims of which are to study of local history in the area further, was founded in 1988.
Meetings are in Altrincham Town Hall Council Chamber on Tuesdays at 7:30pm, doors open 7pm, until 9pm.