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Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photocopy of photograph of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah, in All Saints Church, Marple	Unknown	all saints church photograph marple hannah clayton gravestone	View
Information from local residents Hugh Fletcher and Mrs L Taylor (5 pages)	Recollections recorded from 2 local residents at antiquarian society meeting. Topics include Lime Kilns and their operation; life in cottages; cana...	Unknown	shepley mill bobbin mill church lane school wasterside canal traffic possett bridge lime kilns mrs l taylor hugh fletcher memories document	View
Reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation	Copies of reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation, from English Historical Review (Sidney pollard, University of Sheffield) and from Armyt...	Unknown	doubts on reputation english historical review oldknow	View
Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5	The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features	Unknown	architectural features bays lime kilns marple	View
Memorial plaque to John Clayton	Photograph of entire memorial plaque to John Clayton in Bell Tower, All Saints	Unknown	bell tower marple all saints church john clayton memorial plaque photograph	View
Chartist disturbances involving workers	Extract from Stockport Advertiser re Chartist disturbances involving local mill workers in 1842	Unknown	chartists Stockport Advertiser workers mellor mill	View
Time line for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages) author unknown	Detailed timeline for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages), author unknown.	Unknown	document timeline oldknow	View
Door handle	Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge	Unknown	mellor lodge find door handle	View
Helical gear wheel split into two	Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts.	Unknown	spinning machine find mellor mill helical gear wheel	View
Extract from 'English Historical' Review	Extract from 'English Historical' Review, of two modern comments on Samuel Oldknow.	Unknown	Armytage Heavens university of sheffield Sidney Pollard bankruptcy windfall profits samuel oldknow english historical review	View
Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photograph of situation in graveyard of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah. All Saints Church , Marple	Unknown	marple all saints church photograph gravestone hannah clayton	View
Samuel Oldknow's Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church Marple	Photocopy of 3 photographs of Samuel Oldknow's plaque in All Saints Church , Marple: the marble plaque, the inscription, the memorial's prominent ...	Unknown	photograph memorial inscription marple all saints church memorial plaque oldknow	View
Chronological chart of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer	Chronological chart and summary of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer, with greater detail for years 1786 - 1795.	Unknown	chronological summary document cotton manufacturer oldknow	View
Fire bar section	Fire bar section from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store	Unknown	find boiler house mellor mill fire bar	View
Hillgate House, Stockport Advertiser article	Photocopy of article from Stockport Advertiser about Hillgate House where Oldknow lived in Stockport. Includes photograph of house, details of its ...	Unknown	oldknow cotton manufacturing stockport photograph document hillgate house Stockport Advertiser	View
Large photo of Mellor Lodge	Large black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, south-facing elevation across gardens with river in foreground.	Unknown	mellor lodge photo	View
Top Lock Bridge	Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple	Unknown	marple marple locks peak forest canal macclesfield canal	View
Jamaica to Mellor	An Apprentice's Tale. Ann Maria Vanpine's lifestory.	Unknown	wesleyan methodist association schoolroom mellor mill red row brick row henry wigley ann wigley duke of york's royal military asylum ann maria vanpine apprenices	View
Samuel Oldknow's corn mill before fire	Photograph of Samuel Oldknow's corn mill in Mellor before fire in 1892. Front elevation(with gable end) of three storey building showing road in f...	Before 31 Dec 1892	photograph fire Mellor circular stone plaque corn mill olknow	View
Pictorial representation of Mellor Bottoms Mill, drawn By Squeaky Dixon	Pictorial representation of Mellor Bottoms Mill, drawn By Squeaky Dixon	Unknown	bottoms mill mellor mill drawings squeaky dixon	View
Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 5	Photocopy of original list of apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840	Unknown	royal military asylum Lt. colonel williamson glossop samuel oldknow mellor mill	View
Photograph of Glen Cottage Lock 6	At lock 6 there used to be a lock-keeper's cottage called Glen Cottage but it was demolished during the 1960's. This picture is from the early 1900...	Unknown	canal lock 6 marple locks glen cottage	View
Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92	Copy of article on Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92, as revised by A.C.Howe on date unknown. Extracted from Oxford Dict...	Unknown	joseph wright oxford dictionary of national biography oldknow document	View
Posset Bridge	Article about how Posset Bridge got its name.	Unknown	river goyt navigation inn peak forest canal posset bridge samuel oldknow marple church	View
Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 6	Photocopy of original of list of apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840.	Unknown	apprentice royal military asylum Lt. colonel williamson samuel oldknow mellor mill	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 2	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 2, cellar level.	Unknown	cellar drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Epaulette, Masonic lodge	Photograph of possible epaulette linked to Masonic lodge of which Oldknow was member	Unknown	oldknow masonic lodge epaulette photograph	View
Mill Chimney in field below Red Row	Photograph of Mill Chimney in field below Red Row	Unknown	red row photograph mellor mill mill chimney	View
Cog from spinning machine (top down view)	Cog from spinning machine - top down view	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine cog	View
Thomas Oldknow	Photocopy of a portrait, possibly Samuel Oldknow's brother Thomas	Unknown	brother thomas oldknow samuel oldknow	View