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SO references in History of Parish of Standish	History of Standish	From 1 Jan 1927 to 31 Dec 1927	fuller 1780 1777 sir richard arkwright chadwick family slitting mill forges john chadwick ugnall 1561 arley alexander rigby coppull crooke family standishes of standish lower burgh standishes of arley henry charnock alice and james standish margaret and richard ashton ellen and ralph molineux 1423 robert burgh burgh estate birkacre	View
SO references in History of Parish of Standish	History of Standish	From 1 Jan 1927 to 31 Dec 1927	calico weavers muslin weavers 1788 thomas horsfield 1785 thomas swift stockport 1784 richard arkwright s and w salte manchester chorley hall abraham crompton muslins smyrna st dominigo brazil berbice 1783 1786 messrs salte of london 1782 anderton ballassore handkerchiefs samuel oldknow john clayton roscoe lowe	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
Weavers payslip 27th September 1794	Handwritten payslip. Weaver's pay slip from Samuel Oldknow's counting house.	27 Sep 1794	payslip weaver counting house oldknow	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-written list of Mellor Lodge dimensions plate 14	Hand-written diagrammatic list of dimensions of all areas of Mellor Lodge in 1791	Unknown	lodge dimensions drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	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
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 5. Top bedroom level.	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 5. Top bedroom level.	Unknown	top bedroom level mellor lodge drawings squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1	Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1, described as 'Dunjon' level	Unknown	drawing dunjon mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Green and blue lily pattern glazed tile	Green and blue lily patterned tile. Minton. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge minton find ceramic tile	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
Glass bottle	Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall.	Unknown	find bottle glass mellor lodge	View
Field House Pond article P3 0001	Further history of the house & family	25 Feb 2013	Bedfordshire regiment france all saints churchyard will buck caddington hall manchester john stanhope collings wells marple	View
Field House Pond article P2 0003	Further description and history of the house	25 Feb 2013	graves spinning frame richard arkwright cromford F.W.Arkwright Esq accrington brick dublin slating company george buck field house	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
Photograph of the boatyard at Lock 16	From 1840 to about 1935 the boatyard was operated by the Jinks family, who lived at Top Lock House. On a larger copy of the old photograph below, t...	Unknown	boatyard jinks general smith marple locks lock 16	View
Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail	Free handout of the Roman Lakes Leisure Park History Trail giving significant history of various points on the trail.	After 1 Jan 2011	samuel oldknow old hall history trail roman lakes	View
Mellor coal	Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines.	Unknown	mellor mill coal find	View
Flyer for Roman Lakes Select Orchestra	Flyer advertising the Roman Lakes Select Orchestra are now open for engagements for dances, whist drives etc. The conductor was Mr J. Percy Tew.	20th century Between 1 Jan 1900 and 31 Dec 1999	orchestra percy tew roman lakes	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
Field House Pond article P4 0002	Field House Pond article	25 Feb 2013	marple war memorial brabyns hall brabyns military hospital buckingham palace victoria cross john stanhope collings wells albert Bouzincourt Ridge	View
Title Deeds-Mellor and Marple	Extracts of Title Deeds from 1895 of lands in Mellor and Marple signed to Frederick Charles Arkwright. This land was formally owned by Samuel Oldk...	Circa 1890 Between 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1900	samuel oldknow arkwright marple Mellor	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
SO's aims from Classic Soil	Extracts from " Classic Soil:Community,Aspiration and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire,1819 - 1845" by Malcolm Hardman	From 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2003	bolton industrial revolution rivington 1786 indonesia india st. petersburg leipzig brussels paris philadelphia london brazil sudan egypt samuel oldknow junior 1764 roscoe lowe joseph shaw 1762 anderton margaret foster nottingham	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