Items

Image Title Description Date Tags
Thumb Broken tile with cream and brown pattern Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgefindceramic tile
Thumb Pocket watch Pocket watch found in north spiral staircase at Mellor Mill Unknown mellor millfindpocket watch
Thumb Oyster shell Oyster shell excavated from Mellor Mill. It was found in the Waterloo drive shaft tunnel. At the time of Samuel Oldknow, oysters and other shellfis... Unknown foodmellor millfinds
Thumb Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit on Saturday March 10th, 2012. 10 Mar 2012 John Hearlewellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Pinch neck bottle Pinch neck bottle with marble. Found in Mellor Lodge. Probable date 1800s. Marble mechanism helped to preserve carbonation of bottle contents. From 31 Dec 1799 to 1 Jan 1810 findmellor lodgebottle
Thumb Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor Unknown spindleceramic bearingsmellor millfind
Thumb 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 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb 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 findmellor millgrassing machine burner
Thumb Cog Ring spinner Unknown findmellor millcogring spinner
Thumb Three fliers from spinning machines Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop. Unknown findmellor millfliers
Thumb 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 firefindmellor millglass thread guide
Thumb Bone billiard ball Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge. From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861 findmellor lodgebilliard ball
Thumb Small clog heel Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor millsmall clog wheel
Thumb Large clog heel Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor milllarge clog heel
Thumb Door handle Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge Unknown mellor lodgefinddoor handle
Thumb Mellor coal Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines. Unknown mellor millcoalfind
Thumb Helical gear wheel split into two Helical gear wheel from spinning machine. Split into two parts. Unknown spinning machinefindmellor millhelical gear wheel
Thumb Washer Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive. Unknown enginefindmellor millwasher
Thumb Bolt Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Unknown boltfindmellor meill
Thumb Cog from spinning machine (top down view) Cog from spinning machine - top down view Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Cog from spinning machine Cog from spinning machine, slightly angled. Probably from later in history Unknown findmellor millspinning machinecog
Thumb Ring spinner cog - top down view Ring spinner cog. From later in history Unknown findmellor millring spinner cog
Thumb Ring spinner cog Ring spinner cog Unknown findmellor millring spinner cog
Thumb Steam engine part Steam engine part. Found in engine house Unknown steam engine partfindmellor mill
Thumb Fire bar section Fire bar section from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store Unknown findboiler housemellor millfire bar
Thumb Glass inkwell Small glass inkwell. Possibly made from moulded glass. Found in Mellor Lodge. Approximately 4cm wide and approximately 3.5cm tall. Unknown findinkwellglassmellor lodge
Thumb Potted Meat Jar Ceramic potted meat jar. Slightly chipped around the rim but generally intact. Found in the southern spiral staircase in Mellor Lodge Approximat... Unknown mellor lodgefindjarpotted meat
Thumb Horseshoe Horseshoe found on the cobbled frontage of Mellor Mill. Approximately 12cm long and 13cm wide. Unknown findhorseshoemellor mill
Thumb Glass bottle Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall. Unknown findbottleglassmellor lodge
Thumb China Egg cup Part of blue and white china egg cup with landscape scene. Gold detail pattern on the inside. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 5cm wide and ... Unknown chinafindegg cupmellor lodge