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Washer	Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive.	Unknown	engine find mellor mill washer	View
Volunteer working in Waterloo Wheel Pit	Photograph of volunteer working in Waterloo Wheel Pit	Unknown	waterloo wheel pit mellor mill volunteer photograph	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
Tythe Map, Lime kilns, Long Row	Ordnance Survey Tythe Map, showing relative locations of Long Row (later Brick Row),New Marple (later Stone Row) Garden House, Lime Kilns & Mellor...	From 31 Jan 1850 to 31 Dec 1850	river goyt mellor mill lime kilns garden house stone row new marple brick row long row tythe map	View
Three fliers from spinning machines	Three fliers of different sizes from spinning machines. Found in mechanical workshop.	Unknown	find mellor mill fliers	View
Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit	Text of speech by John Hearle given at the opening ceremony for the Wellington Wheel Pit on Saturday March 10th, 2012.	10 Mar 2012	John Hearle wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
Stockport Advertiser extract re treatment of employees after fire	Copy of extract from Stockport Advertiser 17 Nov 1892 about 200 employees thrown out of work after fire gutted Mellor Mill. They also lost their ac...	17 Nov 1892	Stockport Advertiser employees document 1892 fire mellor mill	View
Steam engine part	Steam engine part. Found in engine house	Unknown	steam engine part find mellor mill	View
Square Key	Square key found in the boiler house at Mellor Mill. Roughly 22cm long and 5cm wide.	Unknown	boilerhouse find square key mellor mill	View
Spanner with matching nut and washer	Large spanner with nut and washer in matching sizes for a bolt to secure an engine. Found in Mellor Mill. Length of spanner approximately 90cm an...	Unknown	find washer nut spanner mellor mill	View
Small section of steam engine	Small section of steam engine. Found in engine house.	Unknown	find mellor mill engine house steam engine	View
Small roller from spinning machine	Small roller from spinning machine. Part of drive shaft.	Unknown	mellor mill spinning machine roller find	View
Small clog heel	Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill small clog wheel	View
Section of Spinning Machine Bed	Machine bed from Samuel Brooks spinning machine. Found in corridor at the back of Mellor Mill. Top left hand section remaining. Letters in rel...	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine samuel brooks machine bed	View
Section of fire bar	Section of fire bar from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store.	Unknown	boiler house find mellor mill fire bar	View
Ring spinner cog - top down view	Ring spinner cog. From later in history	Unknown	find mellor mill ring spinner cog	View
Ring spinner cog	Ring spinner cog	Unknown	find mellor mill ring spinner cog	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
Records of purchases for Mellor Mill	Various extracts from Oldknow company records of purchases for Mellor Mill throwing light on equipment and working methods, also Oldknow's rental o...	From 1 Jan 1797 to 31 Dec 1801	receipt rent payment power transmission equip mill purchases traden farm truck money magnet steel wire candles oldknow company records mellor mill	View
Pulley wheel	Pulley wheel. Possibly from secondary drive shaft, or another machine. Found in rear staircase of mill.	Unknown	find mellor mill pulley wheel	View
Press cutting from the Stockport Express, 21 September, 2011	Press cutting from the Stockport Express asking for volunteers to help with the archaeological excavation of Mellor Mill.	21 Sep 2011	oldknow archaeology volunteer wellington wheel pit mellor mill	View
Press cutting from the Stockport Express, 12 February, 2014	Press cutting from the Stockport Express rearding the £1.5m Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to the Canal & River Trust in partnership with Mell...	12 Feb 2011	oldknow lime kilns marple aqueduct mellor mill	View
Poster prohibiting swearing	Poster prohibiting Swearing	1 Dec 1797	mellor mill rule cursing drunkenness samuel oldknow	View
Pocket watch	Pocket watch found in north spiral staircase at Mellor Mill	Unknown	mellor mill find pocket watch	View
Plough shear	Plough shear. Found on cobbled frontage of mill.	Unknown	find mellor mill plough shear	View
Plan of Mellor Mill 1909	Plan of Mellor Mill extracted from Ordnance Survey annotated with features, 1909	Unknown	ordnance survey mellor mill plan	View
Plan of Mellor Mill 1867 (after Ashmore 1989)	Plan of Mellor Mill (after Ashmore 1989). Reproduced from Stockport: A History, by Peter Arrowsmith	1 Jan 1867	plan arrowsmith ashmore mellor mill	View
Photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964	Black and white photo of Waterloo Wheel Pit 1964. Shows entrance to channel leading to one of the wheels - all that remained visible of the mill at...	15 Aug 1964	photograph mellor mill waterloo wheel pit	View
Photo of entrance to saw pits	Black and white photo showing entrance to saw pits at Mellor Mill .Dated 1938 and signed 'Fletcher'.	From 1 Jan 1938 to 31 Dec 1938	saw pits photo mellor mill	View
Past and present Goyt course	Map illustrating past and present Goyt course at Mellor Mill (as altered by Oldknow)	Unknown	mellor mill map oldknow Goyt	View