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Sketch of limekilns and associated works	Black and white sketch of Oldknow'slimekilns, associated works and buildings on Strines Road, Marple. Signature unclear	Unknown	sketch strines rd limekilns	View
Unwin obituary	Appreciation of George Unwin, his life, work and connection to Edinburgh University, from The Scotsman dated Feb 3 1925. Item includes details of...	3 Feb 1925	mill papers discovery scotsman mellor mill document unwin	View
Freemasonry in Marple	Article from Marple community website on freemasonry in Marple which mentions Lodge membership of Oldknow, his benevolent nature and the plaque to ...	7 Jul 2017	document all saints church oldknow freemasonry	View
Murder report	Article printed in Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette (January 20, 1831) taken from Manchester Herald regarding alleged murder in Marple. Body found In ...	20 Jan 1831	document manchester herald goyt murder john clayton	View
Auction noitce of Olknow's Mellor and Marple estate 1889	Notice of sale by auction of freehold estate formerly comprising Oldknow's estate and subsequebtly transferred to John Clayton. Sale ordered by tru...	6 Jul 1889	Manchester courier document redrow cottages mellor mill john clayton Peter Arkwright auction	View
Mrs Clayton's death notice	Copy of death notice of Jpohn Clayton's wife from Manchester Mercury , Tuesday 2 February 1808.	2 Feb 1808	document death notice manchester mercury mrs clayton	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
Flexible labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on flexible nature of workforce in late 1790s, detailing Oldknow's ability to provide outdoor work for his employees during quiet spel...	Unknown	garden mellor lodge document flexible labour mellor mill	View
Casual labour at Mellor Mill	Brief notes on background to nature of casual labour in mills in late 18th century with specific numbers given for Mellor Mill.	Unknown	wages lists casual labour document mellor mill	View
Inward migration of labour to Mellor Mill	Brief notes on background to movement of labour from south and east of England to northern counties between 1835 - 1837 to meet demand for workforc...	Unknown	labour migration John Beard Cranfield workforce document mellor mill	View
Apprentice numbers at Mellor Mill	.Brief notes on numbers of apprentices at Mellor Mill in 1794-4. Summary of information from book 'Labour Migration' (author and publication detail...	Unknown	document labour mellor mill apprentices	View
Charms of Roman lakes	Partial copy of article from North Cheshire Herald July 1905 recounting the charm and picturesque quality of boating at the Roman lakes, and the id...	From 1 Jul 1905 to 31 Jul 1905	north cheshire herald press article roman lakes	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
Reference section enlarged plan of Mellor Mill	Index for Mellor Mill Plan Hand written list	From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867	buildings rooms mellor mill plan	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
Enlarged Plan of Mellor Mill 1867	Scale 40 feet to an inch Black and white line plan of the Mellor Mill site	From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867	drawing plan mellor mill	View
Press article on new book about Samuel Oldknow	Newspaper cutting about the launch of Hilary Atkinson's new book on the life of Samuel Oldknow (Marple Review Autumn 2016).	From 1 Sep 2016 to 30 Nov 2016	book document hilary atkinson samuel oldknow press article	View
Mellor Mill Stone	Ornamental stone from Mellor Mill set into wall of Chapel House Farm on Brickbridge Road. Stone shows initials SO and the remains of a date ending ...	Unknown	photo samuel oldknow chapel house farm mellor mill ornamental stone	View
Mellor Mill Counting House Facade	Isometric view of Mellor Mill counting house. By M F Melia.	Unknown	counting house isometric view mellor mill drawings	View
Portrait of Samuel Oldknow (pen and ink)	Pen and ink portrait of Samuel Oldknow. Provenance unknown.	Unknown	portrait samuel oldknow	View
Interviews with factory workers	Notes taken from interviews with workers at John Clayton's Mellor Mill in 1826. Workers had been moved from Cranfield in Bedfordshire, the home tow...	From 1 Jan 1826 to 31 Dec 1826	Rev John Beard workforce document mellor mill living conditions meat interviews	View
Floodgates	At this point on the river Oldknow built a weir. From above the weir water could be diverted to the mill ponds as required. The water was controll...	Unknown	floodgates cottage edwardian clothing tea rooms railway	View
"Roman Lake" from NE	The "Roman Lake" was originally made as a water supply for Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill. It is now used for pleasure boating; The three white dots ...	10 Apr 1987	strines road Goyt roman lakes	View
Bottoms Hall Farm from E	Bottoms Hall farm buildings in the foreground with the Hall itself behind. The river Goyt and Strines Road can be seen beyond	10 Apr 1987	farming strines road Goyt bottoms hall	View
Top Lock Bridge	Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple	Unknown	marple marple locks peak forest canal macclesfield canal	View
Willow Walk: Lakes, Marple	Postcard showing a group of people under a tree on the path by the Roman Lake, Marple, which was known as "Willow walk" .	From 1 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1913	willow oldknows pool marple	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
Commemorative plaque design based on Lock 14	It was the photograph of Lock 14 below, looking in the opposite direction towards Lock 15, that we used to create the design for a brass plaque to ...	From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2004	bicentenary commemerative plaque marple locks lock 14	View
Photograph of Marple from Posset Bridge at Lock 13	The photograph above, dating from the turn of the last century, shows the view from Posset bridge looking towards the centre of Marple. What is no...	Unknown	the navigation posset bridge marple locks Lock 13	View
Photograph of Black Wharf and Brick Row at Lock 12	The great old picture of Black Wharf below is very interesting as you can see Brick Row, built by Oldknow for his workers, in the background to the...	Unknown	marple locks lock 12	View

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