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Thumb Panoramic view of Bottoms Hall and farm Digitised copy of photographic slide of the Bottoms Hall and farm complex, taken from lower part of Linnet Clough in February 1993 From 1 Feb 1993 to 28 Feb 1993 bottoms hallphotograph
Thumb Letter regarding first sighting of fire Letter claiming mill fire first spotted by footplate crew of train on Marple - New Mills line 6 Jul 1993 fire sighting by train crewdocumentfiremellor mill
Thumb Roman Lakes Restaurant Construction Colour photograph of the restoration of the restaurant at Roman Lakes, Marple From 1 Jan 1994 to 31 Dec 1994 tea roomsroman lakesmarple
Thumb Detail from modern Ordnance Survey map 2000 Detail from modern Ordnance Survey map covering site (not marked) of Mellor Mill 2000 After 1 Jan 2000 ordnance surveymodernmellor millmap
Thumb SO's aims from Classic Soil extract from "Classic Soil:Community,Aspirations and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire,1819 - 1845" by Malcolm Hardman From 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2003 wesleyanismprimitive methodistscalvinistic faith1817methodistedward smithradical1816the alarming distress of the countrynapoleonic warsold rachel's farmsweetlove'sfarmprospect farmrivington unitarian chapelroscoe loweliverpool1852 - 57bolton1800richard arkwright juniorderbyshire1787unitarianchapel house account of rivingtonanderton1793widow capetmartha shawsamuel oldknowmousselinemarie antoinette
Thumb SO's aims from Classic Soil Extracts from " Classic Soil:Community,Aspiration and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire,1819 - 1845" by Malcolm Hardman From 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2003 boltonindustrial revolutionrivington1786indonesiaindiast. petersburgleipzigbrusselsparisphiladelphialondonbrazilsudanegyptsamuel oldknow junior1764roscoe lowejoseph shaw1762andertonmargaret fosternottingham
Thumb Horse Tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple A tunnel was provided so that a horse towing a barge could cross Stockport Road safely 26 Mar 2003 towpathstockportmarple lock flightmarple lime kilnsmarple
Thumb Lock 13 Lock 13 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight 26 Mar 2003 bridgelockcanalmarple lock flight
Thumb Lock 12 Lock 12 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight. Each lock has a pond alongside to hold water from the next higher lock when the gate is opened,... 26 Mar 2003 marple lock flightpondcanallock
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 Commemorative plaque design based on Lock 14 It was the photograph of Lock 14 below, looking in the opposite direction towards Lock 15, that we used to create the design for a brass plaque to ... From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2004 bicentenarycommemerative plaquemarple lockslock 14
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 Samuel Oldknow's biography by A.C.Howe 2 Samuel Oldknow's biography From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013 gentlemen24.09.182818.09.18281828chairman of agricultural society1824high sheriff of derbyshirevolunteerslieutenant-colonelnapoleonic warsmedieval fortressespeak forest canalturnpike roadsbridgescoal-shaftslimekilnsmarpleparish apprenticescoarse yarnapprenticeswater-poweredfactoryderbyshireMellor1787andertonstockport1792economic crisisfine-cotton spinningoldknowmuslins1788richard arkwrightstruttsarkwrights
Thumb Horse drawn barge This picture was taken during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the canal. It shows a barge in lock 12 being towed by a horse like all the bar... 3 Jul 2004 peak forest canalmarple lock flight
Thumb John Hearle with excavated stone Photograph of John Hearle with excavated stone from the Wellington Wheel Pit, 2011 From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 John Hearlewellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill Wheel Pit Black and white photograph of Mellor Mill Wheel Pit from the start of excavation c. 2011 From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 wellington wheel pitexcavationmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill inspection Photograph of team inspecting Mellor Mill Wellington Wheel Pit excavation site including Adam Thompson from Salford University. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill Excavation, 2011 Photograph of piles of excavated material with dumped tyres From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Low Lea Road, 2011 Photograph of Low Lea Road and site of Mellor Mill at the start of excavation, 2011. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail Free handout of the Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail giving significant history of various points on the trail. After 1 Jan 2011 samuel oldknowold hallhistory trailroman lakes
Thumb Menu for Roman Lakes Tea Rooms Menu for Roman Lakes Tea Rooms, Marple from c. 2016 Circa 2011
Between 1 Jan 2011 and 31 Dec 2021
menutea roomsroman lakes
Thumb Mellor Mill excavation site Black and white photograph of view of Mellor Mill excavation site c. 2011. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Press cutting from the Stockport Express, 12 February, 2014 Press cutting from the Stockport Express rearding the £1.5m Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to the Canal & River Trust in partnership with Mell... 12 Feb 2011 oldknowlime kilnsmarple aqueductmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill dumped tyres Photograph of Mellor Mill excavation site with dumped tyres on top of water exit. 21 Jun 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Press cutting from the Stockport Express, 21 September, 2011 Press cutting from the Stockport Express asking for volunteers to help with the archaeological excavation of Mellor Mill. 21 Sep 2011 oldknowarchaeologyvolunteerwellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Society News. Issue Number 54. Autumn 2011. Issue 54 of Mellor Society News from Autumn 2011 containing an update on the restoration of the Wellington Wheel Pit at Mellor Mill. From 1 Oct 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 Mellorwellington wheel pitmellor mill
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 Marple Lime Kilns sketched map Lime Kiln Tramways From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 jinkstrines roadmineral millmacclesfield canalupper peak forrest canaltramway routeslime kilnsmarple
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 Pitt Dixon book P2 Marple Lime Works, Mineral Mill & Brick Works From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 francis brindley & co.tithe mapmarple corn/mineral milljesse tymmquicklimejohn claytongeorge swainposset bridgebugsworth basinquarriesdove holesnathaniel wrightthomas brownanthony ashmorewilliam fletcherjoseph heathcoatcalcining