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Thumb Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5 The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features Unknown architectural featuresbayslime kilnsmarple
Thumb 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 viaductmarplelocksarches
Thumb 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 navigationposset bridgemarple locksLock 13
Thumb 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 bridgecanalmarple lock flightmarple lime kilns
Thumb "Roman Lake" from NE The "Roman Lake" was originally made as a water supply for Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill.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 roadGoytroman lakes
Thumb 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 canalmarple locksLock 1
Thumb 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
Thumb 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 lockslock 8
Thumb 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 meatwages
Thumb Photograph of workmen on Lock 7 This photograph of men working on Lock 7. The picture perhaps dates from the 1930/40s Unknown canalmarple lockslock 7
Thumb 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 holemarplecanalboat
Thumb 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 canalmarple lock flight
Thumb 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 canalaqueductlocks
Thumb Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor Unknown spindleceramic bearingsmellor millfind
Thumb Three fliers from spinning machines Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop. Unknown findmellor millfliers
Thumb 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 collectortollhousemarple
Thumb 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 flightmarplecanal
Thumb 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 findjarearthenwaremellor lodge
Thumb 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 hallmellor lodge1881 censusdocument
Thumb 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 documentbottoms hallmellor lodge1891 census
Thumb 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 hallmellor lodge1901 census
Thumb 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 millwalkoutslabour troubledocumentStockport Advertiser
Thumb 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 rowoldknowmill head stonemellor lodgeruinsmellor mill
Thumb 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 lakesmarple
Thumb 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 environmentdrawingmellor lodge
Thumb 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 firefindmellor millglass thread guide
Thumb 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 documentoldknow memorialfundraisingoldknowsunday school anniversarymellor churchStockport Advertiser
Thumb 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 oldknowdocumentcanal bridgecanalhyde bank estate romileyhyde bank hall
Thumb 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 Saintsmarple chapel rebuildingbishop of chesteroldknowletterdocument
Thumb 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 marpleE.Tempestarkwright roadbrick rowashton & hyde reporter