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History Trail of Mellor Mill	Leaflet showing trail of Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill and surrounding valley area. Produced by Friends of Our Valley and funded by Marple Area Comm...	After 31 Dec 2012	marple roman lakes samuel oldknow mellor mill	View
Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit	Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit on Saturday March 10th, 2012.	10 Mar 2012	John Hearle wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
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	Mellor wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
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	oldknow archaeology volunteer wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
Mellor Mill dumped tyres	Photograph of Mellor Mill excavation site with dumped tyres on top of water exit.	21 Jun 2011	excavation mellor mill	View
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	oldknow lime kilns marple aqueduct mellor mill	View
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	excavation mellor mill	View
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	excavation mellor mill	View
Mellor Mill Excavation, 2011	Photograph of piles of excavated material with dumped tyres	From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011	excavation mellor mill	View
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 Hearle wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
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	excavation mellor mill	View
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 pit excavation mellor mill	View
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 survey modern mellor mill map	View
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 crew document fire mellor mill	View
Ownership of Bottoms bridge	Extract from Metro News re ownership of Bottoms bridge. Bridge built in 1790 by Oldknow in need of repair.	23 Aug 1991	bridge repairs metro news bottoms bridge mellor mill	View
Ownership of Bottoms bridge, extract 2	Extract from M.E.N. re ownership of Bottoms bridge. Bridge built by Oldknow, in need of repair	14 Dec 1990	repairs bottoms bridge mellor mill	View
Information about Mellor Mill referenced against missing sketch map	Typewritten notes by Tom Oldham about Mellor Mill and its surrounding area, refenced against sketch map which is missing	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	sketch map references mellor mill tom oldham	View
Oldknow's warehouse in St. Martin's Road	Oldknow's Warehouse is a listed building (No 39) which was probably built in the early 19th century. It is built over the canal so that goods cou...	From 1 Mar 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	mellor mill peak forest canal marple	View
Photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964	Black and white photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964. Shows entrance to channel leading to one of the wheels - all that remained visible of the mill at...	15 Aug 1964	photograph mellor mill waterloo wheel pit	View
Lock 9 on Peak Forest Canal & Oldknow's warehouse	Oldknow built a warehouse on St.Martin's Road for the transfer of goods to or from the Peak Forest canal to or from road vehicles. St.Martin's roa...	25 Apr 1964	lock canal marple lock flight marple mellor mill peak forest canal	View
Earnings from The Strutt's and Arkwright's	Extract re workers' earnings from The Strutts and Arkwright's, 1756 - 1850 by R S Fitton and A P Wordsworth (1958). Includes reasons for truck mone...	4 Apr 1958	financial difficulties 1793 wages truck money employees mellor mill	View
Oldknow's bridge over Goyt (1950s)	Photo of Oldknow's bridge over Goyt (1950s)	Circa 1945 Between 1 Jan 1945 and 31 Dec 1955	mellor mill photograph Goyt oldknow bridge	View
Photo of entrance to saw pits	Black and white photo showing entrance to saw pits at Mellor Mill .Dated 1938 and signed 'Fletcher'.	From 1 Jan 1938 to 31 Dec 1938	saw pits photo mellor mill	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
Unwin obituary	Appreciation of George Unwin, his life, work and connection to Edinburgh University, from The Scotsman dated Feb 3 1925. Item includes details of...	3 Feb 1925	mill papers discovery scotsman mellor mill document unwin	View
Extract from Arkwright ledger relating to mill engine etc	Extract from Arkwright ledger (balance sheets and breakdown of wages) relating to mill engine and construction of Willows reservoir etc	30 Jun 1905	workforce size wages willows reservoir mill engine mellor mill Arkwright ledger	View
Handwritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser re Stressed Employees Fund (2 pages)	Handwritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser articles (on Dec 9, 13 and 30 1892 and Jan - Apr 1893) about fundraising for Stressed Employees); fo...	From 9 Dec 1892 to 14 Apr 1893	mill rebuilding fundraising events document stressed employees fund fire mellor mill	View
Stockport Advertiser extract re treatment of employees after fire	Copy of extract from Stockport Advertiser 17 Nov 1892 about 200 employees thrown out of work after fire gutted Mellor Mill. They also lost their ac...	17 Nov 1892	Stockport Advertiser employees document 1892 fire mellor mill	View
Glossop Chronicle extract re fire	Copy of extracted details from Glossop Chronicle giving basic facts of mill and fire	17 Nov 1892	oldknow spinning document employees fire mellor mill	View
Cheshire County News extract re fire and outlook for workers	Copy of cutting from Cheshire County News 17 Nov 1892 describing fire, fire damage and dismal prospects for employees	17 Nov 1892	document employees Cheshire County News fire damage fire description mellor mill	View