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Photograph of Tollgate Cottage close to ruin in 1955 at Lock 10	Alongside Lock 10 stands Tollgate Cottage. You'd never realise by looking at it today but this delightful building was close to ruin in 1955. It wa...	From 1 Jan 1955 to 31 Dec 1955	marple locks lock 10	View
Photograph of Oldknow's warehouse at Lock 9	Access to Oldknow's warehouse was by both road and canal. Much of the raw materials needed in his mill and the goods made there would have been tra...	Unknown	marple locks lock 9	View
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 locks lock 9	View
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 locks lock 8	View
Photograph of workmen on Lock 7	This photograph of men working on Lock 7. The picture perhaps dates from the 1930/40s	Unknown	canal marple locks lock 7	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
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	canal marple locks Lock 1	View
Postcard Lock 1, 1908	Dated 1908 Aqueduct House can just be made out in the distance. Alongside Lock No. 1 is a private house called "Bottom Lock House", which was origi...	From 1 Jan 1908 to 31 Dec 1908	marple locks canal Lock 1	View
Photograph of a Packet Boat at The Winding Hole	This picture above shows just how incredibly busy these so-called packet-boats were before the railways took over. This is despite Joel Wainwright ...	Unknown	winding hole marple canal boat	View
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	viaduct marple locks arches	View
Photograph Marple Aqueduct c1900	The Aqueduct viewed from the footpath to Watermeetings Farm around a hundred years ago.	Unknown	photograph locks canal aqueduct	View
Postcard 'The Aqueduct, Marple' c1900	This postcard shows a scene approaching the Aqueduct from the Narrows, in the early 1900's, with what appears to be the derelict shell of the first...	Unknown	canal aqueduct locks	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
Postcard of pony and carriage carrying elderly lady	Black and white postcard of pony and carriage carrying elderly lady. Possibly in front of Marple Lodge. Handwritten message on back is dated 20 Dec...	20 Dec 1906	hanwritten marple lodge postcard	View
Photo of bridge over Goyt	Black and white photo of bridge over Goyt at bottom of Oldknows Road. Group of people in Edwardian clothing is standing on bridge.	Unknown	edwardian oldknows bridge photo	View
Colour postcard of Marple Lodge	Colour postcard of ivy-clad Marple Lodge with bridge in foreground. Postmarked Marple Bridge, 6 Aug 1908.	6 Aug 1908	oldknows bridge marple lodge postcard	View
Photo of entrance across bridge to Mellor Lodge	Very small black and white photo of entrance across bridge to Mellor Lodge. Gentleman standing at front gate. Probably Edwardian era.	Unknown	edwardian photo oldknows bridge mellor lodge	View
Photo of entrance to saw pits	Black and white photo showing entrance to saw pits at Mellor Mill .Dated 1938 and signed 'Fletcher'.	From 1 Jan 1938 to 31 Dec 1938	saw pits photo mellor mill	View
Photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964	Black and white photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964. Shows entrance to channel leading to one of the wheels - all that remained visible of the mill at...	15 Aug 1964	photograph mellor mill waterloo wheel pit	View
Postcard of Oldknows Bridge	Postcard of Oldknows Bridge from line drawing, showing Mellor Lodge in background. Inscribed J Wainwright November 1898.	15 Nov 1898	wainwright drawing oldknows bridge postcard	View
Small line drawing of Mellor Lodge (South Front)	Two copies of small line drawing of Mellor Lodge, one captioned Mellor Lodge, South Front. The other includes a printed description of Marple envir...	24 Sep 1889	marple environment drawing mellor lodge	View
Business details of John Clayton's company	Extract from email giving details of John Clayton's company. Gleaned from Worrall's Trade Directories for 1887 1n 1891, Board of Trade files and t...	21 Jun 2012	document board of trade files London Gazette john clayton & co ltd	View
Newspaper extract on labour trouble at Mellor Mill in 1842	Transcribed extract from Stockport Advertiser giving account of labour trouble at various mills in Marple area, including Mellor Mill, where steam...	26 Aug 1842	mellor mill walkouts labour trouble document Stockport Advertiser	View
Photo of Oldkknow's farm, Mellor	Copy of black and white photo of building on Oldknow's farm , Mellor. Taken in 1930. Upper storey of building in image is apprentices' dormitory. P...	From 1 Jan 1930 to 31 Dec 1930	dormitory mellor farm photo apprentices	View
Transcribed extract from 1901 census	Transcribed extract from 1901 census, including details fro Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1901	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1901 census	View
Transcribed extract from 1891 census	Transcribed extract from 1891 census including details for Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1891	document bottoms hall mellor lodge 1891 census	View
Transcribed extract from 1881 census	Transcribed and annotated extract from 1881 census, including details of Mellor lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1881	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1881 census document	View
Transcribed census extract of 1871	2 pages of transcribed extracts from 1871 census, including details for Mellor Lodge.	From 1 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1871	document mellor lodge 1871 census	View
Drawing of Mellor Lodge	Black and white copy of drawing of Mellor Lodge (side elevation) - by Squeaky Dixon? Shows lodge set amongst trees and bushes with high cliffs in b...	Unknown	mellor lodge squeaky dixon drawing	View
Copy of photo of Mellor Lodge (7)	Copy of black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (7), with bridge in foregrround of front elevation of Lodge. One woman is standing behind the gate an...	Circa 1907 Between 1 Jan 1907 and 31 Dec 1917	bridge photograph copy mellor lodge	View