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Image Title Description Date Tags
Thumb 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 millroman lakesmarple
Thumb 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 roomsroman lakesmarple
Thumb 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 roomsmarple
Thumb Floodgates Cottage Colour photograph of Floodgates Cottage Circa 1985
Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995
roman lakesfloodgates cottagemarple
Thumb 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 housegasometermill outbuildingsmellor mill drawingssqueaky dixon
Thumb 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 millboilerhouserivets
Thumb Cog from spinning machine (top down view) Cog from spinning machine - top down view Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Cog from spinning machine Cog from spinning machine, slightly angled. Probably from later in history Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb 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 summarydocumentcotton manufactureroldknow
Thumb 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 SchoolAll Saintsmarple
Thumb 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 lodgefindjarpotted meat
Thumb Door handle Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge Unknown mellor lodgefinddoor handle
Thumb Cast Iron Kettle Cast iron kettle found at Mellor Lodge. Well preserved with intact handle and spout. Length approximately 33cm. Unknown findmellor lodgekettle
Thumb Canal buildings, original Canal Buildings, Marple From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1999 marplecanal buildings
Thumb Broken tile with cream and brown pattern Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgefindceramic tile
Thumb 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 documentlabourmellor millapprentices
Thumb 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 gardenmellor lodgedocumentflexible labourmellor mill
Thumb 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 listscasual labourdocumentmellor mill
Thumb 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 labourmigrationJohn BeardCranfieldworkforcedocumentmellor mill
Thumb 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 advertisingchapel house farmbridgfords estate agents
Thumb Top Lock Bridge Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple Unknown marplemarple lockspeak forest canalmacclesfield canal
Thumb Brick Row Marple Brick Row, Marple Unknown marplebrick row
Thumb 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 farmingstrines roadGoytbottoms hall
Thumb Bone billiard ball Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge. From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861 findmellor lodgebilliard ball
Thumb Bolt Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Unknown boltfindmellor meill
Thumb Sketch of limekilns and associated works Black and white sketch of Oldknow'slimekilns, associated works and buildings on Strines Road, Marple. Signature unclear Unknown sketchstrines rdlimekilns
Thumb 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 hanwrittenmarple lodgepostcard
Thumb 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 pitsphotomellor mill
Thumb 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 photographmellor millwaterloo wheel pit
Thumb 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 gentlemenphotomellor lodge