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Glass bottle	Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall.	Unknown	find bottle glass mellor lodge	View
Horseshoe	Horseshoe found on the cobbled frontage of Mellor Mill. Approximately 12cm long and 13cm wide.	Unknown	find horseshoe mellor mill	View
Potted Meat Jar	Ceramic potted meat jar. Slightly chipped around the rim but generally intact. Found in the southern spiral staircase in Mellor Lodge Approximat...	Unknown	mellor lodge find jar potted meat	View
Section of Spinning Machine Bed	Machine bed from Samuel Brooks spinning machine. Found in corridor at the back of Mellor Mill. Top left hand section remaining. Letters in rel...	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine samuel brooks machine bed	View
Oldknow's factory	Enlarged extract of map of Marple bridge and Mellor showing site of "Oldknow's factory"	Unknown	oldknow mellor mill map	View
Square Key	Square key found in the boiler house at Mellor Mill. Roughly 22cm long and 5cm wide.	Unknown	boilerhouse find square key mellor mill	View
Glass inkwell	Small glass inkwell. Possibly made from moulded glass. Found in Mellor Lodge. Approximately 4cm wide and approximately 3.5cm tall.	Unknown	find inkwell glass mellor lodge	View
Mellor coal	Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines.	Unknown	mellor mill coal find	View
Reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation	Copies of reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation, from English Historical Review (Sidney pollard, University of Sheffield) and from Armyt...	Unknown	doubts on reputation english historical review oldknow	View
Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photocopy of photograph of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah, in All Saints Church, Marple	Unknown	all saints church photograph marple hannah clayton gravestone	View
3 Representations of bridge from Oldknow's Lodge garden	3 Representations of bridge from Oldknow's Lodge garden. 1. Drawing by Wainwright c 1995 of it in its original state. 2. Black and white photo of b...	Unknown	photo drawing mellor lodge bridge	View
Hyde Bank House	Print of Hyde Bank House taken from outside garden wall showing front elevation and front garden. Two-storeys with outbuilding visible to rear.	Unknown	print romiley hyde bank house oldknow	View
Large clog heel	Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill large clog heel	View
Small clog heel	Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill small clog wheel	View
Mill Chimney in field below Red Row	Photograph of Mill Chimney in field below Red Row	Unknown	red row photograph mellor mill mill chimney	View
Three fliers from spinning machines	Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop.	Unknown	find mellor mill fliers	View
Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle	Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor	Unknown	spindle ceramic bearings mellor mill find	View
Cog	Ring spinner	Unknown	find mellor mill cog ring spinner	View
Mellor Lodge photo (6)	Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (side elevation), partially obscured by row of bushes, and with high ground on opposite side of Goyt in the b...	Unknown	photo mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3)	Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3), taken from a short distance. Shows River Goyt flowing at bottom/side of garden and railway arches set in...	Unknown	Goyt photo reynolds railway mellor lodge	View
Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92	Copy of article on Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92, as revised by A.C.Howe on date unknown. Extracted from Oxford Dict...	Unknown	joseph wright oxford dictionary of national biography oldknow document	View
Photograph of a Packet Boat at The Winding Hole	This picture above shows just how incredibly busy these so-called packet-boats were before the railways took over. This is despite Joel Wainwright ...	Unknown	winding hole marple canal boat	View
Top Lock Bridge	Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple	Unknown	marple marple locks peak forest canal macclesfield canal	View
Chronological chart of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer	Chronological chart and summary of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer, with greater detail for years 1786 - 1795.	Unknown	chronological summary document cotton manufacturer oldknow	View
Sketch of limekilns and associated works	Black and white sketch of Oldknow'slimekilns, associated works and buildings on Strines Road, Marple. Signature unclear	Unknown	sketch strines rd limekilns	View
Oyster shell	Oyster shell excavated from Mellor Mill. It was found in the Waterloo drive shaft tunnel. At the time of Samuel Oldknow, oysters and other shellfis...	Unknown	food mellor mill finds	View
Broken tile with cream and brown pattern	Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge find ceramic tile	View
Pocket watch	Pocket watch found in north spiral staircase at Mellor Mill	Unknown	mellor mill find pocket watch	View
Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (4)	Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (4) taken from a short distance. Shows gardens running down to bend in Goyt and railway arches on high banks ...	Unknown	garden hous Goyt railway photo mellor lodge	View
Time line for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages) author unknown	Detailed timeline for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages), author unknown.	Unknown	document timeline oldknow	View