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Pinch neck bottle	Pinch neck bottle with marble. Found in Mellor Lodge. Probable date 1800s. Marble mechanism helped to preserve carbonation of bottle contents.	From 31 Dec 1799 to 1 Jan 1810	find mellor lodge bottle	View
Contents of Mellor Lodge for auction in 1828	List of contents of Samuel Oldknow from Mellor Lodge put up for auction in Dec 1828. Includes household contents, livestock and agricultural equip...	From 1 Nov 1828 to 8 Dec 1828	mellor lodge auction document	View
Bone billiard ball	Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge.	From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861	find mellor lodge billiard ball	View
Transcribed census extract of 1871	2 pages of transcribed extracts from 1871 census, including details for Mellor Lodge.	From 1 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1871	document mellor lodge 1871 census	View
Notice of availability of Mellor Lodge to let	Notice from newspaper of April 6th 1876 advertising rental of Mellor Lodge . Lodge, described as a " spacious, handsome detached family mansion". ...	6 Apr 1876	press article document old hall rental mellor lodge	View
School at Mellor Lodge	Earliest discovered reference to Mellor Lodge being used as school. Advertisement from Bradford Observer, Thursday August 12, 1880.	12 Aug 1880	article document bradford observer louisa allen School mellor lodge	View
Transcribed extract from 1881 census	Transcribed and annotated extract from 1881 census, including details of Mellor lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1881	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1881 census document	View
Small line drawing of Mellor Lodge (South Front)	Two copies of small line drawing of Mellor Lodge, one captioned Mellor Lodge, South Front. The other includes a printed description of Marple envir...	24 Sep 1889	marple environment drawing mellor lodge	View
Photo of gentlemen outside Mellor Lodge	Black and white photo of two gentlemen, possibly members of Richardson family, standing in front of Mellor Lodge. Probably very late 19th century. ...	From 1 Jan 1890 to 31 Dec 1902	richardson gentlemen photo mellor lodge	View
Transcribed extract from 1891 census	Transcribed extract from 1891 census including details for Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1891	document bottoms hall mellor lodge 1891 census	View
Transcribed extract from 1901 census	Transcribed extract from 1901 census, including details fro Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1901	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1901 census	View
Copy of photo of Mellor Lodge (7)	Copy of black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (7), with bridge in foregrround of front elevation of Lodge. One woman is standing behind the gate an...	Circa 1907 Between 1 Jan 1907 and 31 Dec 1917	bridge photograph copy mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of nurse in charge of a child at Mellor Lodge	Black and white photo of nurse in pushing child in pram at Mellor Lodge, accompanied by dog. Photo of nurse ( Sabina Amelia Harris) was sent to he...	From 1 Jan 1912 to 31 Dec 1912	child photo mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (1)	Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, attributed to Reynolds. Undated, though possibly Edwardian. Two men and one woman pictured leaning over brid...	Circa 1915 Between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Dec 1925	photo reynolds mellor lodge	View
Auction notice for Mellor Lodge 1924	Notice for auction of Mellor Lodge, probably 1924.Document states that property had previously been held on lease since 1919 by a Mr C H Creasy.	From 1 Jan 1924 to 31 Dec 1924	document auction mellor lodge	View
Extract re mill and its locality	Transcribed extracts from local paper, possibly 1930s - 1950s. Describes remains of mill and Mellor Lodge, also removal of mill head stone to Marpl...	From 1 Jan 1930 to 31 Dec 1950	stone row oldknow mill head stone mellor lodge ruins mellor mill	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
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 kilns mineral mill brick works mellor lodge peak forest tramway upper peak forrest canal marple samuel oldknow	View
Large photo of Mellor Lodge	Large black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, south-facing elevation across gardens with river in foreground.	Unknown	mellor lodge photo	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
Copy of black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (5)	Copy of black and white photo of Mellor Lodge. Shows side elevation with garden running down to bend in Goyt in foreground. 4-storey building clear...	Unknown	photograph copy Goyt 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
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
Drawing of Mellor Lodge	Black and white copy of drawing of Mellor Lodge (side elevation) - by Squeaky Dixon? Shows lodge set amongst trees and bushes with high cliffs in b...	Unknown	mellor lodge squeaky dixon drawing	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
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
Glass bottle	Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall.	Unknown	find bottle glass mellor lodge	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
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