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Black and white photo of nurse in charge of a child at Mellor Lodge	Black and white photo of nurse in pushing child in pram at Mellor Lodge, accompanied by dog. Photo of nurse ( Sabina Amelia Harris) was sent to he...	From 1 Jan 1912 to 31 Dec 1912	child photo mellor lodge	View
Mellor Lodge photo (6)	Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (side elevation), partially obscured by row of bushes, and with high ground on opposite side of Goyt in the b...	Unknown	photo mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (1)	Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, attributed to Reynolds. Undated, though possibly Edwardian. Two men and one woman pictured leaning over brid...	Circa 1915 Between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Dec 1925	photo reynolds mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (4)	Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (4) taken from a short distance. Shows gardens running down to bend in Goyt and railway arches on high banks ...	Unknown	garden hous Goyt railway photo mellor lodge	View
Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3)	Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3), taken from a short distance. Shows River Goyt flowing at bottom/side of garden and railway arches set in...	Unknown	Goyt photo reynolds railway mellor lodge	View
Photo of bridge over Goyt	Black and white photo of bridge over Goyt at bottom of Oldknows Road. Group of people in Edwardian clothing is standing on bridge.	Unknown	edwardian oldknows bridge photo	View
Mellor Mill excavation site	Black and white photograph of view of Mellor Mill excavation site c. 2011.	From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011	excavation mellor mill	View
Mellor Mill Wheel Pit	Black and white photograph of Mellor Mill Wheel Pit from the start of excavation c. 2011	From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011	wellington wheel pit excavation mellor mill	View
Drawing of Mellor Lodge	Black and white copy of drawing of Mellor Lodge (side elevation) - by Squeaky Dixon? Shows lodge set amongst trees and bushes with high cliffs in b...	Unknown	mellor lodge squeaky dixon drawing	View
Mellor Mill after fire 1892	Back of Mellor Mill after the fire in 1892	After 1 Jan 1892	mellor mill fire oldknow	View
Horse tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple	A tunnel was provided under Stockport Road so that a horse towing a barge could cross the road safely	11 Mar 1964	stockport marple lock flight marple lime kilns marple	View
Horse Tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple	A tunnel was provided so that a horse towing a barge could cross Stockport Road safely	26 Mar 2003	towpath stockport marple lock flight marple lime kilns marple	View
Floodgates	At this point on the river Oldknow built a weir. From above the weir water could be diverted to the mill ponds as required. The water was controll...	Unknown	floodgates cottage edwardian clothing tea rooms railway	View
Photograph of Glen Cottage Lock 6	At lock 6 there used to be a lock-keeper's cottage called Glen Cottage but it was demolished during the 1960's. This picture is from the early 1900...	Unknown	canal lock 6 marple locks glen cottage	View
Murder report	Article printed in Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette (January 20, 1831) taken from Manchester Herald regarding alleged murder in Marple. Body found In ...	20 Jan 1831	document manchester herald goyt murder john clayton	View
Duke of York's Royal Military School P4	Article on Indentured Apprentices	Unknown	tommy stores tommy notes burnley mill shaw side mill wigan failsworth quarry bank mill apprentice indenture period george iii act edale mill cressbrook mill mellor mill	View
Freemasonry in Marple	Article from Marple community website on freemasonry in Marple which mentions Lodge membership of Oldknow, his benevolent nature and the plaque to ...	7 Jul 2017	document all saints church oldknow freemasonry	View
Article on disrepair of Mellor Lodge	Article from Manchester Guardian in 1946 deploring decay of Mellor Lodge, illustrated by black and white photo of ruined building. Article recounts...	From 1 Jan 1946 to 31 Dec 1946	manchester guardian press article document samuel oldknow mellor lodge decay	View
Field House Pond article P1 0003	Article by Peter Clarke for MLHS re Samuel Oldknow's idea for protecting his mill against fire, resulting in "Oldknow's Pool or lake", later known ...	25 Feb 2013	flora buck george buck will buck arkwright family oldknows lake peak forest canal oldknows pool field house pond field house peter Clarke	View
Posset Bridge	Article about how Posset Bridge got its name.	Unknown	river goyt navigation inn peak forest canal posset bridge samuel oldknow marple church	View
Unwin obituary	Appreciation of George Unwin, his life, work and connection to Edinburgh University, from The Scotsman dated Feb 3 1925. Item includes details of...	3 Feb 1925	mill papers discovery scotsman mellor mill document unwin	View
Duke of York's Royal Military School P3	Ann Vanpine's life story, starting at the school.	Unknown	duke of york jamaica ashbourne mellor mill henry wigley ann wigley ann maria vanpine	View
Duke of York's Royal Military School P 1	Ann Vanpine's life story, starting at the school.	Unknown	wesleyan methodist association of mellor ashbourne mellor mill brick row red row henry wigley apprentice cotton spinner southampton branch jamaica ann maria vanpine	View
Duke of York's Royal Military School P2	Ann Vanpine's life story, starting at the school.	Unknown	duke of york jamaica ashbourne henry wigley ann wigley ann maria vanpine	View
Jamaica to Mellor	An Apprentice's Tale. Ann Maria Vanpine's lifestory.	Unknown	wesleyan methodist association schoolroom mellor mill red row brick row henry wigley ann wigley duke of york's royal military asylum ann maria vanpine apprenices	View
The Roman Lakes magazine article	A magazine article titled 'The Roman Lakes' from 'Inside Marple' free publication.	From 1 May 2013 to 30 Jun 2013	friends of our valley mellor archaeological trust roman lakes	View
Photograph of Tollgate Cottage close to ruin in 1955 at Lock 10	Alongside Lock 10 stands Tollgate Cottage. You'd never realise by looking at it today but this delightful building was close to ruin in 1955. It wa...	From 1 Jan 1955 to 31 Dec 1955	marple locks lock 10	View
All Saints' old church-south exterior	All Saints' old church south exterior; built in 1808	3 Apr 1959	All Saints CHURCH marple	View
All Saints' old church-roof	All Saints' old church roof from tower, just before demolition of nave-note holes.	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	All Saints CHURCH marple	View
All Saints' old church-interiors	All Saints' old church interiors taken just before demolition. a) from gallery. b) floor level c) pulpit; note fireplace	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	marple All Saints CHURCH	View