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Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5	The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features	Unknown	architectural features bays lime kilns marple	View
Photograph of Marple Viaduct	The Marple Viaduct runs parallel to the Aqueduct and carries the railway one hundred and twenty-four feet above the River Goyt. The Viaduct was con...	Unknown	viaduct marple locks arches	View
Photograph of Marple from Posset Bridge at Lock 13	The photograph above, dating from the turn of the last century, shows the view from Posset bridge looking towards the centre of Marple. What is no...	Unknown	the navigation posset bridge marple locks Lock 13	View
Arches over former canal spur	There used to be a spur of the canal so that barges could take the finished lime from the building on Strines Road to the main canal between locks ...	Circa 1960 Between 1 Jan 1960 and 31 Dec 1970	posset bridge canal marple lock flight marple lime kilns	View
"Roman Lake" from NE	The "Roman Lake" was originally made as a water supply for Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill. It is now used for pleasure boating; The three white dots ...	10 Apr 1987	strines road Goyt roman lakes	View
Photographs of before and after Lock 1 clearing 1967	These before and after photographs of Lock 1, taken from the 1967 Marple Rally of Boats programme, illustrate how badly the condition of the locks ...	From 1 Jan 1967 to 31 Dec 1967	canal marple locks Lock 1	View
Lime Kilns farm ca.1797	These buildings are thought to have been built about 1797 as part of the lime works. After the lime kilns ceased production, several buildings on t...	From 1 Jan 1961 to 31 Dec 1961	marple lime kilns	View
Photograph of Lock 8 before bridge widening	The view looking towards Bridge number 17 and Lock 9 has not changed enormously since the canal was first built, although the bridge itself has bee...	Unknown	marple locks lock 8	View
Flesh book	This book recorded the payment of meat, or disbursement to Samuel Oldknow's workers. This would have been most likely as a payment in kind for wages.	From 1 Jan 1793 to 31 Dec 1793	meat wages	View
Photograph of workmen on Lock 7	This photograph of men working on Lock 7. The picture perhaps dates from the 1930/40s	Unknown	canal marple locks lock 7	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
Horse drawn barge	This picture was taken during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the canal. It shows a barge in lock 12 being towed by a horse like all the bar...	3 Jul 2004	peak forest canal marple lock flight	View
Postcard 'The Aqueduct, Marple' c1900	This postcard shows a scene approaching the Aqueduct from the Narrows, in the early 1900's, with what appears to be the derelict shell of the first...	Unknown	canal aqueduct locks	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
Three fliers from spinning machines	Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop.	Unknown	find mellor mill fliers	View
Tollgate cottage in St. Martin's Road	Tollgate cottage is close to Oldknow's warehouse. The distinctive feature is the door on the corner to give the toll collector a view along the roa...	From 1 Apr 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	toll collector tollhouse marple	View
Top Lock cottages	Top Lock cottages are alongside the Macclesfield canal near the junction with the Peak Forest canal. Oldknow was involved in planning this canal al...	11 Mar 1964	marple lock flight marple canal	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
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
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
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
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
Roman Lakes Bridge	Two colour photograph showing bridge and hut over the Roman Lakes in Marple. The Red Row houses can be seen on the hill in the background.	From 1 Jan 1990 to 1 Jan 2000	roman lakes marple	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
Glass thread guides	Two glass thread guides - for spun thread to roll over. Glass could withstand heat of machine. One thread guide has been distorted by the heat of t...	Unknown	fire find mellor mill glass thread guide	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
Hyde Bank Hall and estate with their short history	Typed notes on Hyde Bank Hall and estate with their short history in relation to Oldknow	Unknown	oldknow document canal bridge canal hyde bank estate romiley hyde bank hall	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
Newspaper extract re recent building	Typewritten extract from Ashton & Hyde Reporter about the recent building expansion in Marple. E. Tempest bought land, and had to demolish Brick Ro...	4 May 1895	marple E.Tempest arkwright road brick row ashton & hyde reporter	View