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Thumb 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 discoveryscotsmanmellor milldocumentunwin
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 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 Casual labour at Mellor Mill Brief notes on background to nature of casual labour in mills in late 18th century with specific numbers given for Mellor Mill. Unknown wages listscasual labourdocumentmellor mill
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 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 Reference section enlarged plan of Mellor Mill Index for Mellor Mill Plan Hand written list From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867 buildingsroomsmellor millplan
Thumb Extract from Farey's 'Derbyshire' 1813 Extracts from Volume 2 of Farey's 'Derbyshire' 1813. Contains references to the use of lime as a fertiliser by farmers in Marple area, and also to ... From 1 Jan 1813 to 1 Dec 1813 documentfarmlandirrigationmellor millfertiliserlime
Thumb Enlarged Plan of Mellor Mill 1867 Scale 40 feet to an inch Black and white line plan of the Mellor Mill site From 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1867 drawingplanmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill Stone Ornamental stone from Mellor Mill set into wall of Chapel House Farm on Brickbridge Road. Stone shows initials SO and the remains of a date ending ... Unknown photo samuel oldknowchapel house farmmellor millornamental stone
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 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 pitsphotomellor mill
Thumb 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 photographmellor millwaterloo wheel pit
Thumb Newspaper extract on labour trouble at Mellor Mill in 1842 Transcribed extract from Stockport Advertiser giving account of labour trouble at various mills in Marple area, including Mellor Mill, where steam... 26 Aug 1842 mellor millwalkoutslabour troubledocumentStockport Advertiser
Thumb History Trail of Mellor Mill Leaflet showing trail of Samuel Oldknow's Mellor Mill and surrounding valley area. Produced by Friends of Our Valley and funded by Marple Area Comm... After 31 Dec 2012 marpleroman lakessamuel oldknowmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill Wheel Pit Black and white photograph of Mellor Mill Wheel Pit from the start of excavation c. 2011 From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 wellington wheel pitexcavationmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill excavation site Black and white photograph of view of Mellor Mill excavation site c. 2011. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill inspection Photograph of team inspecting Mellor Mill Wellington Wheel Pit excavation site including Adam Thompson from Salford University. From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Mill dumped tyres Photograph of Mellor Mill excavation site with dumped tyres on top of water exit. 21 Jun 2011 excavationmellor mill
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 Mellor Mill Excavation, 2011 Photograph of piles of excavated material with dumped tyres From 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 excavationmellor mill
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 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 oldknowlime kilnsmarple aqueductmellor mill
Thumb 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 oldknowarchaeologyvolunteerwellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Mellor Society News. Issue Number 54. Autumn 2011. Issue 54 of Mellor Society News from Autumn 2011 containing an update on the restoration of the Wellington Wheel Pit at Mellor Mill. From 1 Oct 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 Mellorwellington wheel pitmellor mill
Thumb Plough shear Plough shear. Found on cobbled frontage of mill. Unknown findmellor millplough shear
Thumb Pulley wheel Pulley wheel. Possibly from secondary drive shaft, or another machine. Found in rear staircase of mill. Unknown findmellor millpulley wheel
Thumb Leather boot leather brogue boot. Found in rear staircase of mill Unknown findmellor millboot
Thumb Large roller from spinning machine Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft. Unknown findmellor millspinning machine roller
Thumb Small roller from spinning machine Small roller from spinning machine. Part of drive shaft. Unknown mellor millspinning machine rollerfind