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Thumb 1790 Date stone, after fire Mellor Mill Photograph of date stone in position after fire 1790 Stone tablet bearing Samuel Oldknow's initials So and date 1790. Year foundation stone of mill... After 31 Jan 1790 mellor millstoneoldknow
Thumb 2 Photos of Mellor Lodge 2 photos of Mellor Lodge from glass slides (MLHS), one black and white. one sepia-tinted. Photos show sweep of road up to front elevation of Lodg... Unknown photomellor lodge
Thumb 3 Representations of bridge from Oldknow's Lodge garden 3 Representations of bridge from Oldknow's Lodge garden. 1. Drawing by Wainwright c 1995 of it in its original state. 2. Black and white photo of b... Unknown photodrawingmellor lodge bridge
Thumb All Saints' old church- exterior & Lych Gate All Saints' old church i.e. Oldknow's church showing the Lych Gate which is now the entrance to the present church. Unknown marple churchall saints churcholdknow
Thumb 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 CHURCHAll Saintsmarple
Thumb 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 marpleAll SaintsCHURCH
Thumb 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 SaintsCHURCHmarple
Thumb All Saints' old church-south exterior All Saints' old church south exterior; built in 1808 3 Apr 1959 All SaintsCHURCHmarple
Thumb 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 documentlabourmellor millapprentices
Thumb Apprentices to cotton weavers List & article about RMA Children apprenticed to Cotton Weavers Unknown duke of york1851 - 1821robert stuartann conroyjames buckleyMellorhenry swiftthomas harperthomas andrewlancsoldhamvillage of heyside
Thumb Apprentices to cotton weavers2 List of RMA Children apprenticed to Cotton Weavers Unknown lancsheymellor millheyside
Thumb 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 aqueductromileymarpletowpathpeak forest canal
Thumb Arches over former canal spur There used to be a spur of the canal so that barges could take the finished lime from the building on Strines Road to the main canal between locks ... Circa 1960
Between 1 Jan 1960 and 31 Dec 1970
posset bridgecanalmarple lock flightmarple lime kilns
Thumb Article on disrepair of Mellor Lodge Article from Manchester Guardian in 1946 deploring decay of Mellor Lodge, illustrated by black and white photo of ruined building. Article recounts... From 1 Jan 1946 to 31 Dec 1946 manchester guardianpress articledocumentsamuel oldknowmellor lodge decay
Thumb 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 courierdocumentredrow cottagesmellor milljohn claytonPeter Arkwrightauction
Thumb Auction notice for Mellor Lodge 1924 Notice for auction of Mellor Lodge, probably 1924.Document states that property had previously been held on lease since 1919 by a Mr C H Creasy. From 1 Jan 1924 to 31 Dec 1924 documentauctionmellor lodge
Thumb Auction of Crosses Estate poster Poster advertising the sale of Crosses Estate and Anderton Hall 24 Sep 1818 solicitorsboardman and merryhenry dickensonanderton hallboltonchorleycrosses estate
Thumb Black and white photo of Marple Lodge Enlargement of small black and white photo of Marple Lodge, taken at side of River Goyt. Man and woman standing in front of gate and large trees vi... Unknown Goytmarple lodgephoto
Thumb Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (1) Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge, attributed to Reynolds. Undated, though possibly Edwardian. Two men and one woman pictured leaning over brid... Circa 1915
Between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Dec 1925
photo reynoldsmellor lodge
Thumb Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3) Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (3), taken from a short distance. Shows River Goyt flowing at bottom/side of garden and railway arches set in... Unknown Goytphoto reynoldsrailwaymellor lodge
Thumb Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (4) Black and white photo of Mellor lodge (4) taken from a short distance. Shows gardens running down to bend in Goyt and railway arches on high banks ... Unknown garden housGoytrailwayphotomellor lodge
Thumb Black and white photo of nurse in charge of a child at Mellor Lodge Black and white photo of nurse in pushing child in pram at Mellor Lodge, accompanied by dog. Photo of nurse ( Sabina Amelia Harris) was sent to he... From 1 Jan 1912 to 31 Dec 1912 childphotomellor lodge
Thumb Bolt Bolt. Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Unknown boltfindmellor meill
Thumb Bone billiard ball Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge. From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861 findmellor lodgebilliard ball
Thumb 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 farmingstrines roadGoytbottoms hall
Thumb Brick Row Marple Brick Row, Marple Unknown marplebrick row
Thumb Brick Row, Marple Photocopy showing Brick Row in Marple which was built by Samuel Oldknow for his workers. 18th century
Between 1 Jan 1700 and 31 Dec 1799
samuel oldknowmarplebrick row
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 Burdett map of Derbyshire Extract from Burdett map of Derbyshire, as far as Hadfield in the north and Hayfield in the south Unknown derbyshiremapburdett
Thumb Business details of John Clayton's company Extract from email giving details of John Clayton's company. Gleaned from Worrall's Trade Directories for 1887 1n 1891, Board of Trade files and t... 21 Jun 2012 documentboard of trade filesLondon Gazettejohn clayton & co ltd