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Volunteer working in Waterloo Wheel Pit	Photograph of volunteer working in Waterloo Wheel Pit	Unknown	waterloo wheel pit mellor mill volunteer photograph	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 4	Photocopy of original list of apprentices in Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840.	Unknown	royal military asylum glossop Lt. colonel williamson mellor mill samuel oldknow	View
Coloured plan of Mellor Mill and outbuildings by Squeaky Dixon	Coloured plan of Mellor Mill and outbuildings by Squeaky Dixon. Shows position of tunnels and surrounding features in relation to River Goyt	Unknown	retort house gasometer mill outbuildings mellor mill drawings squeaky dixon	View
Mellor Mill Counting House Facade	Isometric view of Mellor Mill counting house. By M F Melia.	Unknown	counting house isometric view mellor mill drawings	View
Floodgates	At this point on the river Oldknow built a weir. From above the weir water could be diverted to the mill ponds as required. The water was controll...	Unknown	floodgates cottage edwardian clothing tea rooms railway	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
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1, described as 'Dunjon' level	Unknown	drawing dunjon mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 3	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 3. Ground floor.	Unknown	ground floor mellor lodge drawings squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 6. Internal Roof level.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 6. Roof level illustrating internal beams and rafters.	Unknown	roof internal level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	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
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 navigation posset bridge marple locks Lock 13	View
Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 3	Cotton Mill Apprentices at Mellor Mill 1823 - 1840. Photocopy of original document.	Unknown	royal military asylum Lt. colonel williamson glossop samuel oldknow mellor mill	View
Cotton mill apprentices in Mellor Mill 2	P2 of list of apprentices in Mellor Mill between 1823 - 1840.	Unknown	samuel oldknow Lt. colonel williamson royal military asylum glossop mellor mill	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
Reminiscences of Mellor Lodge	Reminiscences of Mellor Lodge : 1. from Mr Fletcher, a Marple resident. He mentions the water wheel in the basement kitchen used to turn roasting s...	Unknown	document old hall strawberry hill miss allan's school mr fletcher memories	View
History of Rivington and Blackrod grammar school	Notes from "The History of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School" by M.M.Ashton Kay, anon	Unknown	shaw family unitarians m.m.ashton kay rivington and blackrod grammar school	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 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 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 locks lock 12	View
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 oldknow chapel house farm mellor mill ornamental stone	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
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
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
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level.	Unknown	bedroom level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 5. Top bedroom level.	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 5. Top bedroom level.	Unknown	top bedroom level mellor lodge drawings squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 7. External roof level	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 7. Roof level illustrating external structure.	Unknown	external roof level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 8.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 8. Internal cross-section of back of house.	Unknown	rear elevation cross-section drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 9	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 9. Internal cross-section of front of house.	Unknown	front cross-section drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 10	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 10.Rear elevation.	Unknown	rear elevation drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View