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All Saints' old church- exteriors.	All Saints old church-Built in 1808-11 to replace a smaller chapel, seating only 212 which had been built on the same site. The road was diverted t...	3 Apr 1959	CHURCH All Saints marple	View
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	posset bridge canal marple lock flight marple lime kilns	View
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	View
View from tower of All Saints' old church looking south	In Oldknow's time this view would have been entirely rural. The large building on the right is Goyt Mill which was built in the early 20th century ...	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1983	CHURCH All Saints house mill chimney marple	View
All Saints' old church-roof	All Saints' old church roof from tower, just before demolition of nave-note holes.	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	All Saints CHURCH marple	View
All Saints' old church-interiors	All Saints' old church interiors taken just before demolition. a) from gallery. b) floor level c) pulpit; note fireplace	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	marple All Saints CHURCH	View
Top Lock cottages	Top Lock cottages are alongside the Macclesfield canal near the junction with the Peak Forest canal. Oldknow was involved in planning this canal al...	11 Mar 1964	marple lock flight marple canal	View
Horse tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple	A tunnel was provided under Stockport Road so that a horse towing a barge could cross the road safely	11 Mar 1964	stockport marple lock flight marple lime kilns marple	View
Aqueduct repairs	In the 1960's the aqueduct which had carried the Peak forest canal over the River Goyt for a century and a half, was leaking, so that this section ...	23 Apr 1964	aqueduct romiley marple towpath peak forest canal	View
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	lock canal marple lock flight marple mellor mill peak forest canal	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
Chapel House farm	Chapel House Farm is also known as Sutton's farm or Collier's Fold. All Saints' church had had a school since 1603. In 1831 the first All Saints' N...	From 1 Jan 1965 to 31 Dec 1965	School All Saints marple	View
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 mill peak forest canal marple	View
Tollgate cottage in St. Martin's Road	Tollgate cottage is close to Oldknow's warehouse. The distinctive feature is the door on the corner to give the toll collector a view along the roa...	From 1 Apr 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	toll collector tollhouse marple	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
Information about Mellor Mill from local resident George Yeates via Tom Oldham	Typewritten notes from memories apparently collected by Tom Oldham from a local resident, George Yeates. Includes descriptions and personal reminis...	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	memories george yeates tom oldham document oldknow counting house account books linnet clough mill pond waterloo wheel spade forge	View
Information about Mellor Mill referenced against missing sketch map	Typewritten notes by Tom Oldham about Mellor Mill and its surrounding area, refenced against sketch map which is missing	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	sketch map references mellor mill tom oldham	View
Letter re lack of records for Derbyshire Agricultural Society	Typewritten letter from Derbyshire Library Services regarding Derbyshire Agricultural Society, of which Oldknow was President. It states that there...	19 Jul 1979	oldknow document derbyshire agricultural society	View
Roman Lakes	Eight colour images from the Roman Lakes c. 1980/90s.	Circa 1980 Between 1 Jan 1980 and 31 Dec 1990	boats marple roman lakes	View
Information on Marple Landslip 1893	Update by Warwick Burton in 1980 to book "Railways of Marple and District" published 1794. Gives details of the Marple Landslip in December 1893 be...	From 1 Jan 1980 to 31 Dec 1980	document railway marple lodge landslip	View
Floodgates Cottage	Colour photograph of Floodgates Cottage	Circa 1985 Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995	roman lakes floodgates cottage marple	View
Photograph of Squeaky Dixon	Copy of photograph of Squeaky Dixon, taken about 1990, who lived at Mellor Lodge and drew detailed plans of Mellor Mill. Acquired his nickname beca...	Circa 1985 Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995	mellor mill drawings mellor lodge photograph squeaky dixon	View
"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 road Goyt roman lakes	View
Bottoms Hall Farm from E	Bottoms Hall farm buildings in the foreground with the Hall itself behind. The river Goyt and Strines Road can be seen beyond	10 Apr 1987	farming strines road Goyt bottoms hall	View
Refreshment Bar at the Roman Lakes Marple	Colour photograph of the refreshments bar in Marple	Circa 1989 Between 1 Jan 1989 and 31 Dec 1999	tea rooms marple	View
Roman Lakes	Colour photo of Roman Lakes in 1990	From 1 Jan 1990 to 31 Dec 1990	roman lakes marple	View
Roman Lakes Bridge	Two colour photograph showing bridge and hut over the Roman Lakes in Marple. The Red Row houses can be seen on the hill in the background.	From 1 Jan 1990 to 1 Jan 2000	roman lakes marple	View
View of Mill Site from North Pond	Colour photograph of View of Mill Site from North Pond at the Roman Lakes	From 1 Feb 1990 to 28 Feb 1990	mill roman lakes marple	View
Ownership of Bottoms bridge, extract 2	Extract from M.E.N. re ownership of Bottoms bridge. Bridge built by Oldknow, in need of repair	14 Dec 1990	repairs bottoms bridge mellor mill	View
Ownership of Bottoms bridge	Extract from Metro News re ownership of Bottoms bridge. Bridge built in 1790 by Oldknow in need of repair.	23 Aug 1991	bridge repairs metro news bottoms bridge mellor mill	View