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Thumb Brick Row, Marple Photocopy showing Brick Row in Marple which was built by Samuel Oldknow for his workers. 18th century
Between 1 Jan 1700 and 31 Dec 1799
samuel oldknowmarplebrick row
Thumb 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 churchphotographmarplehannah claytongravestone
Thumb Pitt Dixon book P1 Photocopy of Page 1 of Pitt Dixon's book "Marple Lime Works, Mineral Mill & Brickworks" from his website From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 lime kilnsmineral millbrick worksmellor lodgepeak forest tramwayupper peak forrest canalmarplesamuel oldknow
Thumb Pitt Dixon book P3 Photocopy of P3 of Pitt Dixon book "Marple Lime Kilns, Mineral Mill & Brickworks From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 mineral mill & brickworksmarple lime kilnspitt dixon
Thumb Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 6 Photocopy of original of list of apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840. Unknown apprenticeroyal military asylumLt. colonel williamsonsamuel oldknowmellor mill
Thumb Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 4 Photocopy of original list of apprentices in Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840. Unknown royal military asylumglossopLt. colonel williamsonmellor millsamuel oldknow
Thumb Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 7 Photocopy of original list of apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840. Unknown royal military asylumLt. colonel williamsonglossopmellor millsamuel oldknow
Thumb Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 5 Photocopy of original list of apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840 Unknown royal military asylumLt. colonel williamsonglossopsamuel oldknowmellor mill
Thumb Notice warning against theft Photocopy of Notice, warning against theft from Samuel Oldknow's orchards & gardens, & offering a reward for convicting information. 16 Jul 1793 crimetheftgardensorchardssamuel oldknow
Thumb Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on business matters 1825 ( 3 pages ) Photocopy of letter from Oldknow to Clarke held in Derbyshire County record Service, dated 24 May 1825, regarding several points of business relati... 24 May 1825 mellor businessdocumentoverseeer of poor of mellorarkwrightcromford and high peak railwaycharles clarkeoldknow
Thumb Deterioration of All Saints Church Photocopy of illustrated article on Marple "Old" Church (All Saints) built by Oldknow, and its subsequent deterioration and replacement (1870s). From 1 Jan 1870 to 31 Dec 1879 oldknowmarple old church deteriorationdocumentillustrated articleAll Saints
Thumb Nomination of Samuel Oldknow as High Sheriff of Derbyshire Photocopy of extract from London Gazette for 15th Nov 1823 showing Samuel Oldknow as one of three nominations for post of High Sheriff of Derbyshir... 15 Nov 1823 Stockport Advertiserdocumentsheriff nominationhigh sheriffoldknowLondon Gazette
Thumb Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on release of land 1827 (3 pages) Photocopy of document from Derbyshire County record Service, dated 1/4/1827 from Oldknow to Clarke. Content relates to release of land to augment l... 1 Apr 1827 queen annmarple churchrelease of land to augment livingdocument1827charles clarkeletter from Oldknow
Thumb Canal Buildings Marple Photocopy of Canal Buildings, Marple From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1999 marplecanal buildings
Thumb 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 oldknowcotton manufacturingstockportphotographdocumenthillgate houseStockport Advertiser
Thumb Thomas Oldknow Photocopy of a portrait, possibly Samuel Oldknow's brother Thomas Unknown brotherthomas oldknowsamuel oldknow
Thumb 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 photographmemorial inscriptionmarpleall saints churchmemorial plaqueoldknow
Thumb Portrait of Samuel Oldknow (pen and ink) Pen and ink portrait of Samuel Oldknow. Provenance unknown. Unknown portraitsamuel oldknow
Thumb China Egg cup Part of blue and white china egg cup with landscape scene. Gold detail pattern on the inside. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 5cm wide and ... Unknown chinafindegg cupmellor lodge
Thumb Charms of Roman lakes Partial copy of article from North Cheshire Herald July 1905 recounting the charm and picturesque quality of boating at the Roman lakes, and the id... From 1 Jul 1905 to 31 Jul 1905 north cheshire heraldpress articleroman lakes
Thumb Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 2 P2 of list of apprentices in Mellor Mill between 1823 - 1840. Unknown samuel oldknowLt. colonel williamsonroyal military asylumglossopmellor mill
Thumb Oyster shell Oyster shell excavated from Mellor Mill. It was found in the Waterloo drive shaft tunnel. At the time of Samuel Oldknow, oysters and other shellfis... Unknown foodmellor millfinds
Thumb Samuel Oldknow's biography by A.C. Howe Oxford Dictionary of national Biography: Samuel Oldknow's Biography: Acknowledgments From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013 leedstemple newsam housej.wright of derbylikenessesa.c. howelondon friendly hospital correspondence re employment of apprenticesmanchester archives & local studiesmanchester cljrl correspondence & papersbaltimore business & estate papersjohn hopkins universitycorrespondence and paperscol.u1977derbyshire archaeological journalsamuel pldknow and the peak forest canald.j. hodgkins1899memories of marple
Thumb SO's biography by A.C. Howe Oxford Dictionary of Biography: Samuel Oldknow's Biography by A.C. Howe From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013 cotton lordssteam-powered mill1790peelsfinishing worksheaton merseystockportweavingwindingwarping1784hand-loom weaversarkwrightsenlighten mentjoseph wrightbotany bay1789indian muslins1779spinning mulemuslin1781thomas oldknowrivington and blackrod grammar schooljohn claytonthomas fostermargery fosternottinghamlancashireanderton5.10.17561756-1828samuel oldknow
Thumb Mellor Mill Stone Ornamental stone from Mellor Mill set into wall of Chapel House Farm on Brickbridge Road. Stone shows initials SO and the remains of a date ending ... Unknown photo samuel oldknowchapel house farmmellor millornamental stone
Thumb Tythe Map, Lime kilns, Long Row Ordnance Survey Tythe Map, showing relative locations of Long Row (later Brick Row),New Marple (later Stone Row) Garden House, Lime Kilns & Mellor... From 31 Jan 1850 to 31 Dec 1850 river goytmellor milllime kilnsgarden housestone rownew marplebrick rowlong rowtythe map
Thumb Tythe Map, Long Row, Brick Row Ordnance Survey Tythe Map, showing Long Row, later known as Brick Row From 1 Jan 1850 to 31 Dec 1850 brick rowlong rowtythe map
Thumb Old map of Marple area Old map of Marple area, from Marple Hall/ Etherow across to Strines before construction of mill Unknown pre-millmarple areamap
Thumb Oldknow's warehouse in St. Martin's Road Oldknow's Warehouse is a listed building (No 39) which was probably built in the early 19th century. It is built over the canal so that goods cou... From 1 Mar 1965 to 31 Oct 1965 mellor millpeak forest canalmarple
Thumb Lock 9 on Peak Forest Canal & Oldknow's warehouse Oldknow built a warehouse on St.Martin's Road for the transfer of goods to or from the Peak Forest canal to or from road vehicles. St.Martin's roa... 25 Apr 1964 lockcanalmarple lock flightmarplemellor millpeak forest canal