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View of Mill Site from North Pond	Colour photograph of View of Mill Site from North Pond at the Roman Lakes	From 1 Feb 1990 to 28 Feb 1990	mill roman lakes marple	View
Roman Lakes Restaurant Construction	Colour photograph of the restoration of the restaurant at Roman Lakes, Marple	From 1 Jan 1994 to 31 Dec 1994	tea rooms roman lakes marple	View
Refreshment Bar at the Roman Lakes Marple	Colour photograph of the refreshments bar in Marple	Circa 1989 Between 1 Jan 1989 and 31 Dec 1999	tea rooms marple	View
Floodgates Cottage	Colour photograph of Floodgates Cottage	Circa 1985 Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995	roman lakes floodgates cottage marple	View
Coloured plan of Mellor Mill and outbuildings by Squeaky Dixon	Coloured plan of Mellor Mill and outbuildings by Squeaky Dixon. Shows position of tunnels and surrounding features in relation to River Goyt	Unknown	retort house gasometer mill outbuildings mellor mill drawings squeaky dixon	View
Collection of Rivets	Collection of 10 boiler rivets found in the boiler house in Mellor Mill. Some more preserved than others. 3 with obvious domed heads and one still...	Unknown	mellor mill boilerhouse rivets	View
Cog from spinning machine (top down view)	Cog from spinning machine - top down view	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine cog	View
Cog from spinning machine	Cog from spinning machine, slightly angled. Probably from later in history	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine cog	View
Chronological chart of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer	Chronological chart and summary of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer, with greater detail for years 1786 - 1795.	Unknown	chronological summary document cotton manufacturer oldknow	View
Chapel House farm	Chapel House Farm is also known as Sutton's farm or Collier's Fold. All Saints' church had had a school since 1603. In 1831 the first All Saints' N...	From 1 Jan 1965 to 31 Dec 1965	School All Saints marple	View
Potted Meat Jar	Ceramic potted meat jar. Slightly chipped around the rim but generally intact. Found in the southern spiral staircase in Mellor Lodge Approximat...	Unknown	mellor lodge find jar potted meat	View
Door handle	Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge	Unknown	mellor lodge find door handle	View
Cast Iron Kettle	Cast iron kettle found at Mellor Lodge. Well preserved with intact handle and spout. Length approximately 33cm.	Unknown	find mellor lodge kettle	View
Canal buildings, original	Canal Buildings, Marple	From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1999	marple canal buildings	View
Broken tile with cream and brown pattern	Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge find ceramic tile	View
Apprentice numbers at Mellor Mill	.Brief notes on numbers of apprentices at Mellor Mill in 1794-4. Summary of information from book 'Labour Migration' (author and publication detail...	Unknown	document labour mellor mill apprentices	View
Flexible labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on flexible nature of workforce in late 1790s, detailing Oldknow's ability to provide outdoor work for his employees during quiet spel...	Unknown	garden mellor lodge document flexible labour mellor mill	View
Casual labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on background to nature of casual labour in mills in late 18th century with specific numbers given for Mellor Mill.	Unknown	wages lists casual labour document mellor mill	View
Inward migration of labour to Mellor Mill	Brief notes on background to movement of labour from south and east of England to northern counties between 1835 - 1837 to meet demand for workforc...	Unknown	labour migration John Beard Cranfield workforce document mellor mill	View
Sale of Chapel House Farm 1	Bridgfords Estate Agents sales details of Chapel House Farm, originally part of Samuel Oldknow's estate.	From 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014	advertising chapel house farm bridgfords estate agents	View
Top Lock Bridge	Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple	Unknown	marple marple locks peak forest canal macclesfield canal	View
Brick Row Marple	Brick Row, Marple	Unknown	marple brick row	View
Bottoms Hall Farm from E	Bottoms Hall farm buildings in the foreground with the Hall itself behind. The river Goyt and Strines Road can be seen beyond	10 Apr 1987	farming strines road Goyt bottoms hall	View
Bone billiard ball	Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge.	From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861	find mellor lodge billiard ball	View
Bolt	Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism.	Unknown	bolt find mellor meill	View
Sketch of limekilns and associated works	Black and white sketch of Oldknow'slimekilns, associated works and buildings on Strines Road, Marple. Signature unclear	Unknown	sketch strines rd limekilns	View
Postcard of pony and carriage carrying elderly lady	Black and white postcard of pony and carriage carrying elderly lady. Possibly in front of Marple Lodge. Handwritten message on back is dated 20 Dec...	20 Dec 1906	hanwritten marple lodge postcard	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
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
Photo of gentlemen outside Mellor Lodge	Black and white photo of two gentlemen, possibly members of Richardson family, standing in front of Mellor Lodge. Probably very late 19th century. ...	From 1 Jan 1890 to 31 Dec 1902	richardson gentlemen photo mellor lodge	View