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Thumb Field House Pond article P2 0003 Further description and history of the house 25 Feb 2013 gravesspinning framerichard arkwrightcromfordF.W.Arkwright Esqaccrington brickdublin slating companygeorge buckfield house
Thumb Field House Pond article P3 0001 Further history of the house & family 25 Feb 2013 Bedfordshire regimentfranceall saints churchyardwill buckcaddington hallmanchesterjohn stanhope collings wellsmarple
Thumb Field House Pond article P4 0002 Field House Pond article 25 Feb 2013 marple war memorialbrabyns hallbrabyns military hospitalbuckingham palacevictoria crossjohn stanhope collings wellsalbertBouzincourt Ridge
Thumb Fire bar section Fire bar section from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store Unknown findboiler housemellor millfire bar
Thumb 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 meatwages
Thumb 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 gardenmellor lodgedocumentflexible labourmellor mill
Thumb 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 cottageedwardian clothingtea roomsrailway
Thumb Floodgates Cottage Photograph copy of black and white photo featuring Floodgates Cottage which at the time was Webb's tea rooms. Circa 1895
Between 1 Jan 1895 and 31 Dec 1905
roman lakesmarplefloodgates cottage
Thumb Floodgates Cottage Colour photograph of Floodgates Cottage Circa 1985
Between 1 Jan 1985 and 31 Dec 1995
roman lakesfloodgates cottagemarple
Thumb Flyer for Roman Lakes Select Orchestra Flyer advertising the Roman Lakes Select Orchestra are now open for engagements for dances, whist drives etc. The conductor was Mr J. Percy Tew. 20th century
Between 1 Jan 1900 and 31 Dec 1999
orchestrapercy tewroman lakes
Thumb Founding of Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company Item from Derbyshire Record Office intimating founding of Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company in 1823. Line opened 1830. Mention of Cromford b... 1 Jan 1829 cromford branch lineliverpool and manchester railway
Thumb 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 documentall saints churcholdknowfreemasonry
Thumb Glass bottle Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall. Unknown findbottleglassmellor lodge
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 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 Glossop Chronicle extract re fire Copy of extracted details from Glossop Chronicle giving basic facts of mill and fire 17 Nov 1892 oldknowspinningdocumentemployeesfiremellor mill
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 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 churchphotographmarplehannah claytongravestone
Thumb 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 marpleall saints churchphotographgravestonehannah clayton
Thumb Green and blue lily pattern glazed tile Green and blue lily patterned tile. Minton. Found in Mellor Lodge. Unknown mellor lodgemintonfindceramic tile
Thumb Group of ladies and children at Roman Bridge Photograph of group of 6 ladies and 3 children from the Roberts and Bedford families on Roman Bridge. Possibly Edwardian Era. Pencil-written list o... Circa 1905
Between 1 Jan 1905 and 31 Dec 1915
edwardianbedford familyroberts familyroman bridge
Thumb Group of young men on Roman Bridge Copy of group of 13 young men on Roman Bridge Probably Edwardian era. Circa 1905
Between 1 Jan 1905 and 31 Dec 1915
edwardianphotographroman bridge
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1 Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 1, described as 'Dunjon' level Unknown drawingdunjonmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 10 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 10.Rear elevation. Unknown rear elevationdrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 11 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge in 1791 plate 10.Front elevation. Unknown front elevationdrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 12 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge in 1791 plate 12. (Goyt) Side elevation. Unknown side elevationdrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 13 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge in 1791 plate 13. Side elevation. Unknown side elevationdrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 2 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 2, cellar level. Unknown cellardrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge Plate 3 Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 3. Ground floor. Unknown ground floormellor lodgedrawingssqueaky dixon
Thumb Hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level. Detailed, hand-drawn plans of Mellor Lodge plate 4. Bedroom level. Unknown bedroom leveldrawingsmellor lodgesqueaky dixon