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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
Title deed, 1895, of lands in Mellor and Marple assigned to Frederic Charles Arkwright	Extract of a title deed, 1895, of lands in Mellor and Marple assigned to Frederic Charles Arkwright. Lists of plots of land. Available to view on r...	Mid 19th century Between 1 Jan 1833 and 31 Dec 1866	marple Mellor land assignation title deed Frederick Arkwright	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 'English Historical' Review	Extract from 'English Historical' Review, of two modern comments on Samuel Oldknow.	Unknown	Armytage Heavens university of sheffield Sidney Pollard bankruptcy windfall profits samuel oldknow english historical review	View
Business details of John Clayton's company	Extract from email giving details of John Clayton's company. Gleaned from Worrall's Trade Directories for 1887 1n 1891, Board of Trade files and t...	21 Jun 2012	document board of trade files London Gazette john clayton & co ltd	View
SO's aims from Classic Soil	extract from "Classic Soil:Community,Aspirations and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire,1819 - 1845" by Malcolm Hardman	From 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2003	wesleyanism primitive methodists calvinistic faith 1817 methodist edward smith radical 1816 the alarming distress of the country napoleonic wars old rachel's farm sweetlove'sfarm prospect farm rivington unitarian chapel roscoe lowe liverpool 1852 - 57 bolton 1800 richard arkwright junior derbyshire 1787 unitarian chapel house account of rivington anderton 1793 widow capet martha shaw samuel oldknow mousseline marie antoinette	View
Burdett map of Derbyshire	Extract from Burdett map of Derbyshire, as far as Hadfield in the north and Hayfield in the south	Unknown	derbyshire map burdett	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
Black and white photo of Marple Lodge	Enlargement of small black and white photo of Marple Lodge, taken at side of River Goyt. Man and woman standing in front of gate and large trees vi...	Unknown	Goyt marple lodge photo	View
Roman Bridge	Enlarged photograph of Roman Bridge (undated). Trees bare of foliage	Unknown	photograph roman bridge	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
Postcard showing group of cyclists on Roman Bridge	Enlarged copy of postcard of Roman Bridge showing group of 4 cyclists. Probably Edwardian	Circa 1905 Between 1 Jan 1905 and 31 Dec 1915	photograph cyclists edwardian postcard roman bridge	View
Roman Bridge 1896	Enlarged copy of photograph of Roman Bridge in 1896. Three girls posing. Photograph of archival permanence and printed 1997.	Circa 1891 Between 1 Jan 1891 and 31 Dec 1901	photograph 1896 edwardian roman bridge	View
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
Roman Lakes	Eight colour images from the Roman Lakes c. 1980/90s.	Circa 1980 Between 1 Jan 1980 and 31 Dec 1990	boats marple roman lakes	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
Drill bit	Drill bit with morse taper from the drive shaft at Mellor Mill. Would have worked roughly 1 inch into steel. Approximately 21cm long and 2.5cm wide.	Unknown	mellor mill morse taper drill bit drive shaft find	View
Documents of conveyance of lands and holdings in Marple and Mellor to John Clayton & Co Ltd. From will of Peter Arkwright, 1876	Documents of conveyance of lands and holdings in Marple and Mellor to John Clayton & Co Ltd. From will of Peter Arkwright, 1876. Available to view ...	Mid 19th century Between 1 Jan 1833 and 31 Dec 1866	Mellor marple will john clayton land conveyance Peter Arkwright	View
Panoramic view of Bottoms Hall and farm	Digitised copy of photographic slide of the Bottoms Hall and farm complex, taken from lower part of Linnet Clough in February 1993	From 1 Feb 1993 to 28 Feb 1993	bottoms hall photograph	View
Detail from modern Ordnance Survey map 2000	Detail from modern Ordnance Survey map covering site (not marked) of Mellor Mill 2000	After 1 Jan 2000	ordnance survey modern mellor mill map	View
Mellor Mill Ordnance Survey map 1898	Detail from 1898 Ordnance Survey map of Mellor Mill (including Bottom's hall). Map indicated arrival of probable warehouse	1 Jan 1898	ordnance survey warehouse mellor mill site development map	View
Time line for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages) author unknown	Detailed timeline for Samuel Oldknow (8 pages), author unknown.	Unknown	document timeline oldknow	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 9	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 9. Internal cross-section of front of house.	Unknown	front cross-section drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 8.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 8. Internal cross-section of back of house.	Unknown	rear elevation cross-section drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 7. External roof level	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 7. Roof level illustrating external structure.	Unknown	external roof level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 6. Internal Roof level.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 6. Roof level illustrating internal beams and rafters.	Unknown	roof internal level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View
Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level.	Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level.	Unknown	bedroom level drawings mellor lodge squeaky dixon	View