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Business details of John Clayton's company	Extract from email giving details of John Clayton's company. Gleaned from Worrall's Trade Directories for 1887 1n 1891, Board of Trade files and t...	21 Jun 2012	document board of trade files London Gazette john clayton & co ltd	View
Extract from 'English Historical' Review	Extract from 'English Historical' Review, of two modern comments on Samuel Oldknow.	Unknown	Armytage Heavens university of sheffield Sidney Pollard bankruptcy windfall profits samuel oldknow english historical review	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
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
Chartist disturbances involving workers	Extract from Stockport Advertiser re Chartist disturbances involving local mill workers in 1842	Unknown	chartists Stockport Advertiser workers mellor mill	View
Celebratory meal marking installation of new engines and boiler	Extract from Stockport Advertiser (Sept 1860) re celebratory meal marking installation of new engines and boiler in Mellor Mill	14 Sep 1860	celebration demise of water wheel installation of new engines Stockport Advertiser mellor mill	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 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
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
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
SO's aims from Classic Soil	Extracts from " Classic Soil:Community,Aspiration and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire,1819 - 1845" by Malcolm Hardman	From 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2003	bolton industrial revolution rivington 1786 indonesia india st. petersburg leipzig brussels paris philadelphia london brazil sudan egypt samuel oldknow junior 1764 roscoe lowe joseph shaw 1762 anderton margaret foster nottingham	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
Title Deeds-Mellor and Marple	Extracts of Title Deeds from 1895 of lands in Mellor and Marple signed to Frederick Charles Arkwright. This land was formally owned by Samuel Oldk...	Circa 1890 Between 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1900	samuel oldknow arkwright marple Mellor	View
Field House Pond article P4 0002	Field House Pond article	25 Feb 2013	marple war memorial brabyns hall brabyns military hospital buckingham palace victoria cross john stanhope collings wells albert Bouzincourt Ridge	View
Fire bar section	Fire bar section from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store	Unknown	find boiler house mellor mill fire bar	View
Flyer for Roman Lakes Select Orchestra	Flyer advertising the Roman Lakes Select Orchestra are now open for engagements for dances, whist drives etc. The conductor was Mr J. Percy Tew.	20th century Between 1 Jan 1900 and 31 Dec 1999	orchestra percy tew roman lakes	View
Mellor coal	Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines.	Unknown	mellor mill coal find	View
Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail	Free handout of the Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail giving significant history of various points on the trail.	After 1 Jan 2011	samuel oldknow old hall history trail roman lakes	View
Photograph of the boatyard at Lock 16	From 1840 to about 1935 the boatyard was operated by the Jinks family, who lived at Top Lock House. On a larger copy of the old photograph below, t...	Unknown	boatyard jinks general smith marple locks lock 16	View
Jamaica to Mellor, full page 0004	From Jamaica to Mellor - An Apprentice's Tale	Unknown	duke of york wesleyan methodist association schoolroom brick row red row mellor mill henry wigley ann maria vanpine	View
Jamaica to Mellor, full page, 2	From Jamaica to Mellor - An Apprentice's Tale	Unknown	duke of york brick row red row mellor mill wesleyan methodist association schoolroom henry wigley ann maria vanpine	View
Mill & Waterloo Wheel Pit Roof after fire 1782	Front of Mill & Waterloo Wheel Pit Roof after fire 1782	After 1 Jan 1782	fire mellor mill oldknow	View
Mellor Mill after Fire 1892	Front view. Fire damage can be seen to the windows and roof. The entire shell of the Mill can be seen in this picture.	After 1 Jan 1892	fire mellor mill oldknow	View
Field House Pond article P2 0003	Further description and history of the house	25 Feb 2013	graves spinning frame richard arkwright cromford F.W.Arkwright Esq accrington brick dublin slating company george buck field house	View
Field House Pond article P3 0001	Further history of the house & family	25 Feb 2013	Bedfordshire regiment france all saints churchyard will buck caddington hall manchester john stanhope collings wells marple	View
Glass bottle	Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall.	Unknown	find bottle glass mellor lodge	View
Distorted grassing machine burner	Grassing machine burner, possibly distorted in fire. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 186...	After 1 Jan 1860	find mellor mill grassing machine burner	View
Grassing machine burner	Grassing machine burner. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 1860 onwards.	After 1 Jan 1860	find mellor mill grassing machine burner	View
Green and blue lily pattern glazed tile	Green and blue lily patterned tile. Minton. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge minton find ceramic tile	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1, described as 'Dunjon' level	Unknown	drawing dunjon mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View