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Thumb Mellor Mill after Fire 1892 Front view. Fire damage can be seen to the windows and roof. The entire shell of the Mill can be seen in this picture. After 1 Jan 1892 firemellor milloldknow
Thumb Mellor Mill after fire 1892 Back of Mellor Mill after the fire in 1892 After 1 Jan 1892 mellor millfireoldknow
Thumb Mellor Lodge photo (6) Black and white photo of Mellor Lodge (side elevation), partially obscured by row of bushes, and with high ground on opposite side of Goyt in the b... Unknown photomellor lodge
Thumb Mellor coal Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines. Unknown mellor millcoalfind
Thumb Marriage record of Samuel Oldknow's parents. Marriage record announcing the marriage of Samuel Oldknow's parents in 1754. 10 Sep 1754 samuel darbishirest.wilfredsamuel oldknowmargery foster
Thumb Marriage of Henry & Ann Wigley Marriage Record of Henry & Ann Wigley 23 Mar 1834 mariage recordann wigleyann maria vanpinehenry wigley
Thumb Marple Lime Kilns sketched map Lime Kiln Tramways From 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 jinkstrines roadmineral millmacclesfield canalupper peak forrest canaltramway routeslime kilnsmarple
Thumb Marple Lime Kilns, Early 1900's, abandoned Marple Lime Kilns, Early 1900's, abandoned From 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1950 abandonedlime kilnsmarple
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
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 Map of Legacy Project area map showing geographical extent of area covered by Samuel Oldknow's Legacy project Unknown oldknowHLF projectmap
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 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 Longhurst Lane in Mellor Information on development of Longhurst Lane in Mellor Unknown developmentbottoms hallturnpikelonghurst lane
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 Lock 13 Lock 13 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight 26 Mar 2003 bridgelockcanalmarple lock flight
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Leather boot leather brogue boot. Found in rear staircase of mill Unknown findmellor millboot
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 Large roller from spinning machine Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft. Unknown findmellor millspinning machine roller
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 clog heel Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase Unknown findmellor milllarge clog heel
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 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