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Canal Buildings Marple	Photocopy of Canal Buildings, Marple	From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1999	marple canal buildings	View
Sale of Chapel House Farm 2	Sale of Chapel House Farm, originally part of Samuel Oldknow's estate, Property description	From 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014	samuel oldknow peak forest canal stockport marple brickbridge road	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
Interior of All Saints' old church	The interior of All Saints' Old church (Oldknow's church) decorated for the first Harvest Thanksgiving. The range given below is the period for wh...	From 1 Jan 1811 to 30 Jun 1880	harvest marple all saints church All Saints marple church	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
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
Pitt Dixon book P1	Photocopy of Page 1 of Pitt Dixon's book "Marple Lime Works, Mineral Mill & Brickworks" from his website	From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012	lime kilns mineral mill brick works mellor lodge peak forest tramway upper peak forrest canal marple samuel oldknow	View
Marple Lime Kilns sketched map	Lime Kiln Tramways	From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012	jink strines road mineral mill macclesfield canal upper peak forrest canal tramway routes lime kilns marple	View
Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5	The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features	Unknown	architectural features bays lime kilns marple	View
Marple Lime Kilns, Early 1900's, abandoned	Marple Lime Kilns, Early 1900's, abandoned	From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1950	abandoned lime kilns marple	View
Horse Tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple	A tunnel was provided so that a horse towing a barge could cross Stockport Road safely	26 Mar 2003	towpath stockport marple lock flight marple lime kilns marple	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
Aqueduct repairs	In the 1960's the aqueduct which had carried the Peak forest canal over the River Goyt for a century and a half, was leaking, so that this section ...	23 Apr 1964	aqueduct romiley marple towpath peak forest canal	View
Lock 9 on Peak Forest Canal & Oldknow's warehouse	Oldknow built a warehouse on St.Martin's Road for the transfer of goods to or from the Peak Forest canal to or from road vehicles. St.Martin's roa...	25 Apr 1964	lock canal marple lock flight marple mellor mill peak forest canal	View
Oldknow's warehouse in St. Martin's Road	Oldknow's Warehouse is a listed building (No 39) which was probably built in the early 19th century. It is built over the canal so that goods cou...	From 1 Mar 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	mellor mill peak forest canal marple	View
Chapel House farm	Chapel House Farm is also known as Sutton's farm or Collier's Fold. All Saints' church had had a school since 1603. In 1831 the first All Saints' N...	From 1 Jan 1965 to 31 Dec 1965	School All Saints marple	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
Horse tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple	A tunnel was provided under Stockport Road so that a horse towing a barge could cross the road safely	11 Mar 1964	stockport marple lock flight marple lime kilns marple	View
View from tower of All Saints' old church looking south	In Oldknow's time this view would have been entirely rural. The large building on the right is Goyt Mill which was built in the early 20th century ...	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1983	CHURCH All Saints house mill chimney marple	View
All Saints' old church-roof	All Saints' old church roof from tower, just before demolition of nave-note holes.	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	All Saints CHURCH marple	View
All Saints' old church-interiors	All Saints' old church interiors taken just before demolition. a) from gallery. b) floor level c) pulpit; note fireplace	From 1 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1963	marple All Saints CHURCH	View
All Saints' old church- exteriors.	All Saints old church-Built in 1808-11 to replace a smaller chapel, seating only 212 which had been built on the same site. The road was diverted t...	3 Apr 1959	CHURCH All Saints marple	View
All Saints' old church-south exterior	All Saints' old church south exterior; built in 1808	3 Apr 1959	All Saints CHURCH marple	View
Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photograph of situation in graveyard of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah. All Saints Church , Marple	Unknown	marple all saints church photograph gravestone hannah clayton	View
Memorial plaque to John Clayton	Photograph of entire memorial plaque to John Clayton in Bell Tower, All Saints	Unknown	bell tower marple all saints church john clayton memorial plaque photograph	View
Inscription on John Clayton's memorial plaque	Copy of photograph of inscription on John Clayton's memorial plaque in All Saints Church	Unknown	all saints church john clayton photograph marple memorial plaque photograph john clayton	View
Gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife	Photocopy of photograph of gravestone thought to be of John Clayton's wife, Hannah, in All Saints Church, Marple	Unknown	all saints church photograph marple hannah clayton gravestone	View
Samuel Oldknow's Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church Marple	Photocopy of 3 photographs of Samuel Oldknow's plaque in All Saints Church , Marple: the marble plaque, the inscription, the memorial's prominent ...	Unknown	photograph memorial inscription marple all saints church memorial plaque oldknow	View