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Washer	Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive.	Unknown	engine find mellor mill washer	View
Photo of entrance across bridge to Mellor Lodge	Very small black and white photo of entrance across bridge to Mellor Lodge. Gentleman standing at front gate. Probably Edwardian era.	Unknown	edwardian photo oldknows bridge mellor lodge	View
Records of purchases for Mellor Mill	Various extracts from Oldknow company records of purchases for Mellor Mill throwing light on equipment and working methods, also Oldknow's rental o...	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1801	receipt rent payment power transmission equip mill purchases traden farm truck money magnet steel wire candles oldknow company records mellor mill	View
Information on Marple Landslip 1893	Update by Warwick Burton in 1980 to book "Railways of Marple and District" published 1794. Gives details of the Marple Landslip in December 1893 be...	From 1 Jan 1980 to 31 Dec 1980	document railway marple lodge landslip	View
Information about Mellor Mill from local resident George Yeates via Tom Oldham	Typewritten notes from memories apparently collected by Tom Oldham from a local resident, George Yeates. Includes descriptions and personal reminis...	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	memories george yeates tom oldham document oldknow counting house account books linnet clough mill pond waterloo wheel spade forge	View
Information about Mellor Mill referenced against missing sketch map	Typewritten notes by Tom Oldham about Mellor Mill and its surrounding area, refenced against sketch map which is missing	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	sketch map references mellor mill tom oldham	View
Letter re lack of records for Derbyshire Agricultural Society	Typewritten letter from Derbyshire Library Services regarding Derbyshire Agricultural Society, of which Oldknow was President. It states that there...	19 Jul 1979	oldknow document derbyshire agricultural society	View
Extract from Farey's Derbyshire	Typewritten extracts from Farey's Derbyshire re Samuel Oldknow's agricultural practice.	From 1 Jan 1813 to 31 Dec 1813	farey bower coal mines tor mine old hall wood crowstone compstall bridge ludworth shaw hay ernocroft broadhurst edge marple chapel brabins Mellor chisworth bore lane new mills eaves knowl coal mellor chapel longhurst lane samuel oldknow cess pool water marple kilns glossop lime safe whim	View
Newspaper extract re recent building	Typewritten extract from Ashton & Hyde Reporter about the recent building expansion in Marple. E. Tempest bought land, and had to demolish Brick Ro...	4 May 1895	marple E.Tempest arkwright road brick row ashton & hyde reporter	View
Letter dated 1806 about rebuilding of Marple Chapel (2 pages)	Typewritten copy of letter, apparently to Bishop of Chester from Oldknow, dated 1806, about rebuilding of Marple Chapel (all Saints) and difficulty...	21 Jun 1806	All Saints marple chapel rebuilding bishop of chester oldknow letter document	View
Hyde Bank Hall and estate with their short history	Typed notes on Hyde Bank Hall and estate with their short history in relation to Oldknow	Unknown	oldknow document canal bridge canal hyde bank estate romiley hyde bank hall	View
Extracts from Stockport Advertiser 1826 and 1828	Two typewritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser, for 1826 and 1828 respectively. First extract reports on recent anniversary of Mellor Church Su...	From 1 Jan 1826 to 31 Dec 1828	document oldknow memorial fundraising oldknow sunday school anniversary mellor church Stockport Advertiser	View
Glass thread guides	Two glass thread guides - for spun thread to roll over. Glass could withstand heat of machine. One thread guide has been distorted by the heat of t...	Unknown	fire find mellor mill glass thread guide	View
Small line drawing of Mellor Lodge (South Front)	Two copies of small line drawing of Mellor Lodge, one captioned Mellor Lodge, South Front. The other includes a printed description of Marple envir...	24 Sep 1889	marple environment drawing mellor lodge	View
Roman Lakes Bridge	Two colour photograph showing bridge and hut over the Roman Lakes in Marple. The Red Row houses can be seen on the hill in the background.	From 1 Jan 1990 to 1 Jan 2000	roman lakes marple	View
Extract re mill and its locality	Transcribed extracts from local paper, possibly 1930s - 1950s. Describes remains of mill and Mellor Lodge, also removal of mill head stone to Marpl...	From 1 Jan 1930 to 31 Dec 1950	stone row oldknow mill head stone mellor lodge ruins mellor mill	View
Newspaper extract on labour trouble at Mellor Mill in 1842	Transcribed extract from Stockport Advertiser giving account of labour trouble at various mills in Marple area, including Mellor Mill, where steam...	26 Aug 1842	mellor mill walkouts labour trouble document Stockport Advertiser	View
Transcribed extract from 1901 census	Transcribed extract from 1901 census, including details fro Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1901	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1901 census	View
Transcribed extract from 1891 census	Transcribed extract from 1891 census including details for Mellor Lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1891	document bottoms hall mellor lodge 1891 census	View
Transcribed extract from 1881 census	Transcribed and annotated extract from 1881 census, including details of Mellor lodge and Bottoms Hall	From 1 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1881	bottoms hall mellor lodge 1881 census document	View
Earthenware Jar	Top section of a broken earthenware jar. Cream with intact brown rim. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 20cm wide with opening approximately 1...	Unknown	find jar earthenware mellor lodge	View
Top Lock cottages	Top Lock cottages are alongside the Macclesfield canal near the junction with the Peak Forest canal. Oldknow was involved in planning this canal al...	11 Mar 1964	marple lock flight marple canal	View
Tollgate cottage in St. Martin's Road	Tollgate cottage is close to Oldknow's warehouse. The distinctive feature is the door on the corner to give the toll collector a view along the roa...	From 1 Apr 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	toll collector tollhouse marple	View
Three fliers from spinning machines	Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop.	Unknown	find mellor mill fliers	View
Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle	Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor	Unknown	spindle ceramic bearings mellor mill find	View
Postcard 'The Aqueduct, Marple' c1900	This postcard shows a scene approaching the Aqueduct from the Narrows, in the early 1900's, with what appears to be the derelict shell of the first...	Unknown	canal aqueduct locks	View
Horse drawn barge	This picture was taken during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the canal. It shows a barge in lock 12 being towed by a horse like all the bar...	3 Jul 2004	peak forest canal marple lock flight	View
Photograph of a Packet Boat at The Winding Hole	This picture above shows just how incredibly busy these so-called packet-boats were before the railways took over. This is despite Joel Wainwright ...	Unknown	winding hole marple canal boat	View
Photograph of workmen on Lock 7	This photograph of men working on Lock 7. The picture perhaps dates from the 1930/40s	Unknown	canal marple locks lock 7	View
Flesh book	This book recorded the payment of meat, or disbursement to Samuel Oldknow's workers. This would have been most likely as a payment in kind for wages.	From 1 Jan 1793 to 31 Dec 1793	meat wages	View

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