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Duke of York's Royal Military School P3	Ann Vanpine's life story, starting at the school.	Unknown	duke of york jamaica ashbourne mellor mill henry wigley ann wigley ann maria vanpine	View
Photograph of the boatyard at Lock 16	From 1840 to about 1935 the boatyard was operated by the Jinks family, who lived at Top Lock House. On a larger copy of the old photograph below, t...	Unknown	boatyard jinks general smith marple locks lock 16	View
Apprentices to cotton weavers2	List of RMA Children apprenticed to Cotton Weavers	Unknown	lancs hey mellor mill heyside	View
Apprentices to cotton weavers	List & article about RMA Children apprenticed to Cotton Weavers	Unknown	duke of york 1851 - 1821 robert stuart ann conroy james buckley Mellor henry swift thomas harper thomas andrew lancs oldham village of heyside	View
Flexible labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on flexible nature of workforce in late 1790s, detailing Oldknow's ability to provide outdoor work for his employees during quiet spel...	Unknown	garden mellor lodge document flexible labour mellor mill	View
Casual labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on background to nature of casual labour in mills in late 18th century with specific numbers given for Mellor Mill.	Unknown	wages lists casual labour document mellor mill	View
Duke of York's Royal Military School P4	Article on Indentured Apprentices	Unknown	tommy stores tommy notes burnley mill shaw side mill wigan failsworth quarry bank mill apprentice indenture period george iii act edale mill cressbrook mill mellor mill	View
Oldknow's bench	Photograph of Oldknow's stone bench sited in countryside on Mellor Hill amongst trees with unnamed man sitting on it	Unknown	photograph Mellor bench oldknow	View
Map showing Mellor Mill in relation to Ludworth Township	Large scale extract from an old county map showing position of Mellor Mill and Lower Marple	Unknown	ludworth mellor mill map	View
Epaulette, Masonic lodge	Photograph of possible epaulette linked to Masonic lodge of which Oldknow was member	Unknown	oldknow masonic lodge epaulette photograph	View
Burdett map of Derbyshire	Extract from Burdett map of Derbyshire, as far as Hadfield in the north and Hayfield in the south	Unknown	derbyshire map burdett	View
Hillgate House, Stockport Advertiser article	Photocopy of article from Stockport Advertiser about Hillgate House where Oldknow lived in Stockport. Includes photograph of house, details of its ...	Unknown	oldknow cotton manufacturing stockport photograph document hillgate house Stockport Advertiser	View
Old map of Marple area	Old map of Marple area, from Marple Hall/ Etherow across to Strines before construction of mill	Unknown	pre-mill marple area map	View
Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photograph of situation in graveyard of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah. All Saints Church , Marple	Unknown	marple all saints church photograph gravestone hannah clayton	View
All Saints' old church- exterior & Lych Gate	All Saints' old church i.e. Oldknow's church showing the Lych Gate which is now the entrance to the present church.	Unknown	marple church all saints church oldknow	View
Longhurst Lane in Mellor	Information on development of Longhurst Lane in Mellor	Unknown	development bottoms hall turnpike longhurst lane	View
Past and present Goyt course	Map illustrating past and present Goyt course at Mellor Mill (as altered by Oldknow)	Unknown	mellor mill map oldknow Goyt	View
Large scale map showing mill and Old Hall	Large scale map showing mill's situation in relation to Old Hall	Unknown	map old hall mellor mill	View
Helical gear wheel split into two	Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts.	Unknown	spinning machine find mellor mill helical gear wheel	View
Map of Legacy Project area	map showing geographical extent of area covered by Samuel Oldknow's Legacy project	Unknown	oldknow HLF project map	View
Plan of Mellor Mill 1909	Plan of Mellor Mill extracted from Ordnance Survey annotated with features, 1909	Unknown	ordnance survey mellor mill plan	View
Ordnance Survey maps overlaid onto modern map	Sequence of dated Ordnance Survey maps overlaid onto modern OS mapping, illustrating development of Mellor Mill site over time. Attached to email ...	Unknown	mellor mill site development OS maps	View
Drill bit	Drill bit with morse taper from the drive shaft at Mellor Mill. Would have worked roughly 1 inch into steel. Approximately 21cm long and 2.5cm wide.	Unknown	mellor mill morse taper drill bit drive shaft find	View
Memorial plaque to John Clayton	Photograph of entire memorial plaque to John Clayton in Bell Tower, All Saints	Unknown	bell tower marple all saints church john clayton memorial plaque photograph	View
Collection of Rivets	Collection of 10 boiler rivets found in the boiler house in Mellor Mill. Some more preserved than others. 3 with obvious domed heads and one still...	Unknown	mellor mill boilerhouse rivets	View
Spanner with matching nut and washer	Large spanner with nut and washer in matching sizes for a bolt to secure an engine. Found in Mellor Mill. Length of spanner approximately 90cm an...	Unknown	find washer nut spanner mellor mill	View
Cast Iron Kettle	Cast iron kettle found at Mellor Lodge. Well preserved with intact handle and spout. Length approximately 33cm.	Unknown	find mellor lodge kettle	View
Earthenware Jar	Top section of a broken earthenware jar. Cream with intact brown rim. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 20cm wide with opening approximately 1...	Unknown	find jar earthenware mellor lodge	View
Counterbalance weight	Counterbalance weight found in corridor in Mellor Mill. Weight with part of chain attached. Approximately 17cm long and approximately 4cm wide. C...	Unknown	find mellor mill counterbalance weight	View
China Egg cup	Part of blue and white china egg cup with landscape scene. Gold detail pattern on the inside. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 5cm wide and ...	Unknown	china find egg cup mellor lodge	View