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Newspaper extract on labour trouble at Mellor Mill in 1842	Transcribed extract from Stockport Advertiser giving account of labour trouble at various mills in Marple area, including Mellor Mill, where steam...	26 Aug 1842	mellor mill walkouts labour trouble document Stockport Advertiser	View
Marriage of Henry & Ann Wigley	Marriage Record of Henry & Ann Wigley	23 Mar 1834	mariage record ann wigley ann maria vanpine henry wigley	View
Documents of conveyance of lands and holdings in Marple and Mellor to John Clayton & Co Ltd. From will of Peter Arkwright, 1876	Documents of conveyance of lands and holdings in Marple and Mellor to John Clayton & Co Ltd. From will of Peter Arkwright, 1876. Available to view ...	Mid 19th century Between 1 Jan 1833 and 31 Dec 1866	Mellor marple will john clayton land conveyance Peter Arkwright	View
Title deed, 1895, of lands in Mellor and Marple assigned to Frederic Charles Arkwright	Extract of a title deed, 1895, of lands in Mellor and Marple assigned to Frederic Charles Arkwright. Lists of plots of land. Available to view on r...	Mid 19th century Between 1 Jan 1833 and 31 Dec 1866	marple Mellor land assignation title deed Frederick Arkwright	View
Dispute in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow, extract 1	Extract re dispute in 1832 about footpath from Strines Road to Mellor Mill in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow. Notice signed by A. Ecc...	17 Aug 1832	document strines road oldknow footpath dispute mellor mill	View
Dispute in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow, extract 2	Extract re dispute in 1832 about footpath from Strines Road to Mellor Mill in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow. Account of court procee...	2 Mar 1832	strines road oldknow footpath dispute mellor mill	View
Murder report	Article printed in Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette (January 20, 1831) taken from Manchester Herald regarding alleged murder in Marple. Body found In ...	20 Jan 1831	document manchester herald goyt murder john clayton	View
photocopy of SO's Will	Samuel Oldknow's Will	23 Feb 1829	godwin and co portsmouth southampton john oakshott 1829 j.p.crompton charles horsley william duckworth edward fearnhead john braddock john clayton phebe oldknow jane joall elizabeth clayton ann clayton martha oldknow margery mary bullivant caroline beevee elizabeth dooley will samuel oldknow	View
Founding of Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company	Item from Derbyshire Record Office intimating founding of Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company in 1823. Line opened 1830. Mention of Cromford b...	1 Jan 1829	cromford branch line liverpool and manchester railway	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
Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on release of land 1827 (3 pages)	Photocopy of document from Derbyshire County record Service, dated 1/4/1827 from Oldknow to Clarke. Content relates to release of land to augment l...	1 Apr 1827	queen ann marple church release of land to augment living document 1827 charles clarke letter from Oldknow	View
Extracts from Stockport Advertiser 1826 and 1828	Two typewritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser, for 1826 and 1828 respectively. First extract reports on recent anniversary of Mellor Church Su...	From 1 Jan 1826 to 31 Dec 1828	document oldknow memorial fundraising oldknow sunday school anniversary mellor church Stockport Advertiser	View
Interviews with factory workers	Notes taken from interviews with workers at John Clayton's Mellor Mill in 1826. Workers had been moved from Cranfield in Bedfordshire, the home tow...	From 1 Jan 1826 to 31 Dec 1826	Rev John Beard workforce document mellor mill living conditions meat interviews	View
Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on business matters 1825 ( 3 pages )	Photocopy of letter from Oldknow to Clarke held in Derbyshire County record Service, dated 24 May 1825, regarding several points of business relati...	24 May 1825	mellor business document overseeer of poor of mellor arkwright cromford and high peak railway charles clarke oldknow	View
Newspaper article about the departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sheriff in 1824	Newspaper article from the Stockport Advertiser regarding the hospitality at the departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sheriff to Derby Assizes ses...	26 Mar 1824	county sheriff Stockport Advertiser oldknow assize session	View
Possible souvenir gift (snuff box) of Oldknow's shrievalty 1824	Photograph of possible souvenir gift (snuff box) of Oldknow's shrievalty 1824.	From 1 Jan 1824 to 31 Dec 1824	snuff box souvenir photograph shrievalty oldknow	View
Nomination of Samuel Oldknow as High Sheriff of Derbyshire	Photocopy of extract from London Gazette for 15th Nov 1823 showing Samuel Oldknow as one of three nominations for post of High Sheriff of Derbyshir...	15 Nov 1823	Stockport Advertiser document sheriff nomination high sheriff oldknow London Gazette	View
Auction of Crosses Estate poster	Poster advertising the sale of Crosses Estate and Anderton Hall	24 Sep 1818	solicitors boardman and merry henry dickenson anderton hall bolton chorley crosses estate	View
Extract from Farey's 'Derbyshire' 1813	Extracts from Volume 2 of Farey's 'Derbyshire' 1813. Contains references to the use of lime as a fertiliser by farmers in Marple area, and also to ...	From 1 Jan 1813 to 1 Dec 1813	document farmland irrigation mellor mill fertiliser lime	View
Extract from Farey's Derbyshire	Typewritten extracts from Farey's Derbyshire re Samuel Oldknow's agricultural practice.	From 1 Jan 1813 to 31 Dec 1813	farey bower coal mines tor mine old hall wood crowstone compstall bridge ludworth shaw hay ernocroft broadhurst edge marple chapel brabins Mellor chisworth bore lane new mills eaves knowl coal mellor chapel longhurst lane samuel oldknow cess pool water marple kilns glossop lime safe whim	View
Interior of All Saints' old church	The interior of All Saints' Old church (Oldknow's church) decorated for the first Harvest Thanksgiving. The range given below is the period for wh...	From 1 Jan 1811 to 30 Jun 1880	harvest marple all saints church All Saints marple church	View
Map of Crosses Estate	Map of Crosses Estate showing some of the field names in Samuel Oldknow's letter to the school governors in 1809 looking to sell them his Crosses e...	From 1 Jan 1809 to 31 Dec 1809	school governers mother samuel oldknow field names crosses estate	View
Mrs Clayton's death notice	Copy of death notice of Jpohn Clayton's wife from Manchester Mercury , Tuesday 2 February 1808.	2 Feb 1808	document death notice manchester mercury mrs clayton	View
Letter dated 1806 about rebuilding of Marple Chapel (2 pages)	Typewritten copy of letter, apparently to Bishop of Chester from Oldknow, dated 1806, about rebuilding of Marple Chapel (all Saints) and difficulty...	21 Jun 1806	All Saints marple chapel rebuilding bishop of chester oldknow letter document	View
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
Poster prohibiting swearing	Poster prohibiting Swearing	1 Dec 1797	mellor mill rule cursing drunkenness samuel oldknow	View
Mill notice warning against swearing and drunkenness	Mill notice warning against swearing and drunkenness, indicating fines payable (money to be distributed to sick and needy)	1 Jul 1797	fines for drunkenness document warning notice workers mellor mill	View
Insurance record relating to mill (pages 4 - 6 of 10 pages)	Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum).	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799	insurance records mellor mill	View
Records of purchases for Mellor Mill	Various extracts from Oldknow company records of purchases for Mellor Mill throwing light on equipment and working methods, also Oldknow's rental o...	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1801	receipt rent payment power transmission equip mill purchases traden farm truck money magnet steel wire candles oldknow company records mellor mill	View
Insurance record relating to mill (page 7 - 10 of 10 pages)	Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum).	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799	insurance records mellor mill	View

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