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Emails between Robert Williams and Bob Humphrey-Taylor ( 3 pages)	Emails exchanged between Robert Williams, whose doctoral work included studies of Oldknow's business management and accounting practices) and Bob H...	15 Jul 2015	memories bob humphrey-taylor phd Robert Williams document mellor mill accounting practices	View
School at Mellor Lodge	Earliest discovered reference to Mellor Lodge being used as school. Advertisement from Bradford Observer, Thursday August 12, 1880.	12 Aug 1880	article document bradford observer louisa allen School mellor lodge	View
Time line for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages) author unknown	Detailed timeline for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages), author unknown.	Unknown	document timeline oldknow	View
Stockport Advertiser extract re treatment of employees after fire	Copy of extract from Stockport Advertiser 17 Nov 1892 about 200 employees thrown out of work after fire gutted Mellor Mill. They also lost their ac...	17 Nov 1892	Stockport Advertiser employees document 1892 fire mellor mill	View
Glossop Chronicle extract re fire	Copy of extracted details from Glossop Chronicle giving basic facts of mill and fire	17 Nov 1892	oldknow spinning document employees fire mellor mill	View
Mrs Clayton's death notice	Copy of death notice of Jpohn Clayton's wife from Manchester Mercury , Tuesday 2 February 1808.	2 Feb 1808	document death notice manchester mercury mrs clayton	View
Cheshire County News extract re fire and outlook for workers	Copy of cutting from Cheshire County News 17 Nov 1892 describing fire, fire damage and dismal prospects for employees	17 Nov 1892	document employees Cheshire County News fire damage fire description mellor mill	View
Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92	Copy of article on Oldknow Life and Times by Joseph Wright of Derby c 1790 - 92, as revised by A.C.Howe on date unknown. Extracted from Oxford Dict...	Unknown	joseph wright oxford dictionary of national biography oldknow document	View
Departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sherriff P2	Copied extract no 2 from Stockport Advertiser 1824 re pageantry on departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sherriff to Derby Assizes session.	Unknown	Stockport Advertiser hospitality Derby Assize pageantry sheriff of derbyshire document oldknow	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
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
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
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
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
Transcribed census extract of 1871	2 pages of transcribed extracts from 1871 census, including details for Mellor Lodge.	From 1 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1871	document mellor lodge 1871 census	View