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Map showing Mellor Mill in relation to Ludworth Township	Large scale extract from an old county map showing position of Mellor Mill and Lower Marple	Unknown	ludworth mellor mill map	View
Large roller from spinning machine	Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft.	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine roller	View
Large clog heel	Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill large clog heel	View
Mellor Society News. Issue Number 54. Autumn 2011.	Issue 54 of Mellor Society News from Autumn 2011 containing an update on the restoration of the Wellington Wheel Pit at Mellor Mill.	From 1 Oct 2011 to 31 Dec 2011	Mellor wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
Insurance record relating to mill (pages 1 - 3 of 10 pages)	Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum).	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799	mellor mill insurance records	View
Insurance record relating to mill (pages 4 - 6 of 10 pages)	Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum).	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799	insurance records mellor mill	View
Insurance record relating to mill (page 7 - 10 of 10 pages)	Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum).	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799	insurance records mellor mill	View
Reference section enlarged plan of Mellor Mill	Index for Mellor Mill Plan Hand written list	From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867	buildings rooms mellor mill plan	View
Horseshoe	Horseshoe found on the cobbled frontage of Mellor Mill. Approximately 12cm long and 13cm wide.	Unknown	find horseshoe mellor mill	View
Helical gear wheel split into two	Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts.	Unknown	spinning machine find mellor mill helical gear wheel	View
Handwritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser re Stressed Employees Fund (2 pages)	Handwritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser articles (on Dec 9, 13 and 30 1892 and Jan - Apr 1893) about fundraising for Stressed Employees); fo...	From 9 Dec 1892 to 14 Apr 1893	mill rebuilding fundraising events document stressed employees fund fire mellor mill	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Mill (3 parts)_0001	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Mill (3 parts)_0001, showing situation in relation to Bottoms Mill Road and Lakes Road	Unknown	squeaky dixon bottoms mill road lakes road mellor mill drawing	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
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
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
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
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
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
Mellor coal	Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines.	Unknown	mellor mill coal find	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Extract from Arkwright ledger relating to mill engine etc	Extract from Arkwright ledger (balance sheets and breakdown of wages) relating to mill engine and construction of Willows reservoir etc	30 Jun 1905	workforce size wages willows reservoir mill engine mellor mill Arkwright ledger	View
Oldknow's factory	Enlarged extract of map of Marple bridge and Mellor showing site of "Oldknow's factory"	Unknown	oldknow mellor mill map	View