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Thumb 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 CHURCHAll Saintsmarple
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 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 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 CHURCHAll Saintshousemill chimneymarple
Thumb 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 SaintsCHURCHmarple
Thumb 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 marpleAll SaintsCHURCH
Thumb 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 flightmarplecanal
Thumb 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 stockportmarple lock flightmarple lime kilnsmarple
Thumb 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 aqueductromileymarpletowpathpeak forest canal
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
Thumb 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 photographmellor millwaterloo wheel pit
Thumb 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 SchoolAll Saintsmarple
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 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 collectortollhousemarple
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 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 memoriesgeorge yeatestom oldhamdocumentoldknowcounting houseaccount bookslinnet clough mill pondwaterloo wheelspade forge
Thumb 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 referencesmellor milltom oldham
Thumb 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 oldknowdocumentderbyshire agricultural society
Thumb Roman Lakes Eight colour images from the Roman Lakes c. 1980/90s. Circa 1980
Between 1 Jan 1980 and 31 Dec 1990
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Thumb 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 documentrailwaymarple lodgelandslip
Thumb Floodgates Cottage Colour photograph of Floodgates Cottage Circa 1985
Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995
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Thumb 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
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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 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 farmingstrines roadGoytbottoms hall
Thumb 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
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Thumb Roman Lakes Colour photo of Roman Lakes in 1990 From 1 Jan 1990 to 31 Dec 1990 roman lakesmarple
Thumb 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 lakesmarple
Thumb 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 millroman lakesmarple
Thumb 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 repairsbottoms bridgemellor mill
Thumb 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 repairsmetro newsbottoms bridgemellor mill