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Thumb Photograph of Lock 8 before bridge widening The view looking towards Bridge number 17 and Lock 9 has not changed enormously since the canal was first built, although the bridge itself has bee... Unknown marple lockslock 8
Thumb Lime Kilns farm ca.1797 These buildings are thought to have been built about 1797 as part of the lime works. After the lime kilns ceased production, several buildings on t... From 1 Jan 1961 to 31 Dec 1961 marple lime kilns
Thumb Photographs of before and after Lock 1 clearing 1967 These before and after photographs of Lock 1, taken from the 1967 Marple Rally of Boats programme, illustrate how badly the condition of the locks ... From 1 Jan 1967 to 31 Dec 1967 canalmarple locksLock 1
Thumb "Roman Lake" from NE The "Roman Lake" was originally made as a water supply for Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill. It is now used for pleasure boating; The three white dots ... 10 Apr 1987 strines roadGoytroman lakes
Thumb Arches over former canal spur There used to be a spur of the canal so that barges could take the finished lime from the building on Strines Road to the main canal between locks ... Circa 1960
Between 1 Jan 1960 and 31 Dec 1970
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Thumb Photograph of Marple from Posset Bridge at Lock 13 The photograph above, dating from the turn of the last century, shows the view from Posset bridge looking towards the centre of Marple. What is no... Unknown the navigationposset bridgemarple locksLock 13
Thumb Photograph of Marple Viaduct The Marple Viaduct runs parallel to the Aqueduct and carries the railway one hundred and twenty-four feet above the River Goyt. The Viaduct was con... Unknown viaductmarplelocksarches
Thumb Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5 The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features Unknown architectural featuresbayslime kilnsmarple
Thumb Interior of All Saints' old church The interior of All Saints' Old church (Oldknow's church) decorated for the first Harvest Thanksgiving. The range given below is the period for wh... From 1 Jan 1811 to 30 Jun 1880 harvestmarpleall saints churchAll Saintsmarple church
Thumb History of Rivington and Blackrod grammar school "The History of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School" by Margaret M. Kay Unknown the crossesrichard arkwright1783governer's meetingeast india company1765ushersamuel oldknowrivington and blackrod grammar school
Thumb Photograph of Black Wharf and Brick Row at Lock 12 The great old picture of Black Wharf below is very interesting as you can see Brick Row, built by Oldknow for his workers, in the background to the... Unknown marple lockslock 12
Thumb The Garden House, Marple The Garden House, Marple Unknown marplegarden house
Thumb Photograph of Lock Keepers Cottage at Lock 9 The cottage alongside Lock 9 is another former lock-keeper's cottage and now a listed building. The owners have put a lot of effort into restoring ... Unknown marple lockslock 9
Thumb Photograph Marple Aqueduct c1900 The Aqueduct viewed from the footpath to Watermeetings Farm around a hundred years ago. Unknown photographlockscanalaqueduct
Thumb Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit on Saturday March 10th, 2012. 10 Mar 2012 John Hearlewellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Strawberry Hill Strawberry Hill Unknown strawberry hill
Thumb Stone Row, Marple Stone Row, Marple From 1 Jan 1912 to 31 Dec 1912 marplestone row
Thumb Steam engine part Steam engine part. Found in engine house Unknown steam engine partfindmellor mill
Thumb Square Key Square key found in the boiler house at Mellor Mill. Roughly 22cm long and 5cm wide. Unknown boilerhousefindsquare keymellor mill
Thumb Small section of steam engine Small section of steam engine. Found in engine house. Unknown findmellor millengine housesteam engine
Thumb Small roller from spinning machine Small roller from spinning machine. Part of drive shaft. Unknown mellor millspinning machine rollerfind
Thumb Glass inkwell Small glass inkwell. Possibly made from moulded glass. Found in Mellor Lodge. Approximately 4cm wide and approximately 3.5cm tall. Unknown findinkwellglassmellor lodge
Thumb Small clog heel Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor millsmall clog wheel
Thumb Stone Row, sketch plan Sketch plan of Stone Row Unknown sketch planstone row
Thumb Ordnance Survey maps overlaid onto modern map Sequence of dated Ordnance Survey maps overlaid onto modern OS mapping, illustrating development of Mellor Mill site over time. Attached to email ... Unknown mellor mill site developmentOS maps
Thumb Section of lime plaster cornicing Section of lime plaster cornice from Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgefindcornice
Thumb Section of fire bar Section of fire bar from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store. Unknown boiler housefindmellor millfire bar
Thumb Enlarged Plan of Mellor Mill 1867 Scale 40 feet to an inch Black and white line plan of the Mellor Mill site From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867 drawingplanmellor mill
Thumb photocopy of SO's Will Samuel Oldknow's Will 23 Feb 1829 godwin and coportsmouthsouthamptonjohn oakshott1829j.p.cromptoncharles horsleywilliam duckworthedward fearnheadjohn braddockjohn claytonphebe oldknowjane joallelizabeth claytonann claytonmartha oldknowmargery mary bullivantcaroline beeveeelizabeth dooleywillsamuel oldknow
Thumb Samuel Oldknow's biography by A.C.Howe 2 Samuel Oldknow's biography From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013 gentlemen24.09.182818.09.18281828chairman of agricultural society1824high sheriff of derbyshirevolunteerslieutenant-colonelnapoleonic warsmedieval fortressespeak forest canalturnpike roadsbridgescoal-shaftslimekilnsmarpleparish apprenticescoarse yarnapprenticeswater-poweredfactoryderbyshireMellor1787andertonstockport1792economic crisisfine-cotton spinningoldknowmuslins1788richard arkwrightstruttsarkwrights