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Thumb Insurance record relating to mill (page 7 - 10 of 10 pages) Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum). From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799 insurance recordsmellor mill
Thumb Insurance record relating to mill (pages 1 - 3 of 10 pages) Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum). From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799 mellor millinsurance records
Thumb Insurance record relating to mill (pages 4 - 6 of 10 pages) Insurance record relating to mill from collections in Guildhall Library (now part of London metropolitan Museum). From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1799 insurance recordsmellor mill
Thumb 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 harvestmarpleall saints churchAll Saintsmarple church
Thumb 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 Beardworkforcedocumentmellor millliving conditionsmeatinterviews
Thumb 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 labourmigrationJohn BeardCranfieldworkforcedocumentmellor mill
Thumb Jamaica to Mellor An Apprentice's Tale. Ann Maria Vanpine's lifestory. Unknown wesleyan methodist association schoolroommellor millred rowbrick rowhenry wigleyann wigleyduke of york's royal military asylumann maria vanpineapprenices
Thumb Jamaica to Mellor, full page 0004 From Jamaica to Mellor - An Apprentice's Tale Unknown duke of yorkwesleyan methodist association schoolroombrick rowred rowmellor millhenry wigleyann maria vanpine
Thumb Jamaica to Mellor, full page, 2 From Jamaica to Mellor - An Apprentice's Tale Unknown duke of yorkbrick rowred rowmellor millwesleyan methodist association schoolroomhenry wigleyann maria vanpine
Thumb John Hearle with excavated stone Photograph of John Hearle with excavated stone from the Wellington Wheel Pit, 2011 From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 John Hearlewellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Large clog heel Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor milllarge clog heel
Thumb Large photo of Mellor Lodge Large black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, south-facing elevation across gardens with river in foreground. Unknown mellor lodgephoto
Thumb Large roller from spinning machine Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft. Unknown findmellor millspinning machine roller
Thumb Large scale map showing mill and Old Hall Large scale map showing mill's situation in relation to Old Hall Unknown mapold hallmellor mill
Thumb Leather boot leather brogue boot. Found in rear staircase of mill Unknown findmellor millboot
Thumb 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 Saintsmarple chapel rebuildingbishop of chesteroldknowletterdocument
Thumb Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on business matters 1825 ( 3 pages ) Photocopy of letter from Oldknow to Clarke held in Derbyshire County record Service, dated 24 May 1825, regarding several points of business relati... 24 May 1825 mellor businessdocumentoverseeer of poor of mellorarkwrightcromford and high peak railwaycharles clarkeoldknow
Thumb Letter From Oldknow to Charles Clarke on release of land 1827 (3 pages) Photocopy of document from Derbyshire County record Service, dated 1/4/1827 from Oldknow to Clarke. Content relates to release of land to augment l... 1 Apr 1827 queen annmarple churchrelease of land to augment livingdocument1827charles clarkeletter from Oldknow
Thumb Letter regarding first sighting of fire Letter claiming mill fire first spotted by footplate crew of train on Marple - New Mills line 6 Jul 1993 fire sighting by train crewdocumentfiremellor mill
Thumb 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 oldknowdocumentderbyshire agricultural society
Thumb Lime Kilns farm ca.1797 These buildings are thought to have been built about 1797 as part of the lime works. After the lime kilns ceased production, several buildings on t... From 1 Jan 1961 to 31 Dec 1961 marple lime kilns
Thumb Lock 12 Lock 12 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight. Each lock has a pond alongside to hold water from the next higher lock when the gate is opened,... 26 Mar 2003 marple lock flightpondcanallock
Thumb Lock 13 Lock 13 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight 26 Mar 2003 bridgelockcanalmarple lock flight
Thumb 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 lockcanalmarple lock flightmarplemellor millpeak forest canal
Thumb Longhurst Lane in Mellor Information on development of Longhurst Lane in Mellor Unknown developmentbottoms hallturnpikelonghurst lane
Thumb Low Lea Road, 2011 Photograph of Low Lea Road and site of Mellor Mill at the start of excavation, 2011. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Map of Crosses Estate Map of Crosses Estate showing some of the field names in Samuel Oldknow's letter to the school governors in 1809 looking to sell them his Crosses e... From 1 Jan 1809 to 31 Dec 1809 school governersmothersamuel oldknowfield namescrosses estate
Thumb Map of Legacy Project area map showing geographical extent of area covered by Samuel Oldknow's Legacy project Unknown oldknowHLF projectmap
Thumb Map showing Mellor Mill in relation to Ludworth Township Large scale extract from an old county map showing position of Mellor Mill and Lower Marple Unknown ludworthmellor millmap
Thumb Marple Lime Kilns, Bays 3,4 and 5 The Lime Kilns bays 3, 4 and 5 showing the clear "Architectural" features Unknown architectural featuresbayslime kilnsmarple