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Freemasonry in Marple	Article from Marple community website on freemasonry in Marple which mentions Lodge membership of Oldknow, his benevolent nature and the plaque to ...	7 Jul 2017	document all saints church oldknow freemasonry	View
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 church all saints church oldknow	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
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
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
Oldknow's factory	Enlarged extract of map of Marple bridge and Mellor showing site of "Oldknow's factory"	Unknown	oldknow mellor mill map	View
Map of Legacy Project area	map showing geographical extent of area covered by Samuel Oldknow's Legacy project	Unknown	oldknow HLF project map	View
Samuel Oldknow's biography by A.C.Howe 2	Samuel Oldknow's biography	From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013	gentlemen 24.09.1828 18.09.1828 1828 chairman of agricultural society 1824 high sheriff of derbyshire volunteers lieutenant-colonel napoleonic wars medieval fortresses peak forest canal turnpike roads bridges coal-shafts limekilns marple parish apprentices coarse yarn apprentices water-poweredfactory derbyshire Mellor 1787 anderton stockport 1792 economic crisis fine-cotton spinning oldknow muslins 1788 richard arkwright strutts arkwrights	View
Extract re mill and its locality	Transcribed extracts from local paper, possibly 1930s - 1950s. Describes remains of mill and Mellor Lodge, also removal of mill head stone to Marpl...	From 1 Jan 1930 to 31 Dec 1950	stone row oldknow mill head stone mellor lodge ruins mellor mill	View
Dispute in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow, extract 2	Extract re dispute in 1832 about footpath from Strines Road to Mellor Mill in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow. Account of court procee...	2 Mar 1832	strines road oldknow footpath dispute mellor mill	View
Dispute in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow, extract 1	Extract re dispute in 1832 about footpath from Strines Road to Mellor Mill in 1832 over land previously owned by Oldknow. Notice signed by A. Ecc...	17 Aug 1832	document strines road oldknow footpath dispute mellor mill	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
Oldknow's bridge over Goyt (1950s)	Photo of Oldknow's bridge over Goyt (1950s)	Circa 1945 Between 1 Jan 1945 and 31 Dec 1955	mellor mill photograph Goyt oldknow bridge	View
Glossop Chronicle extract re fire	Copy of extracted details from Glossop Chronicle giving basic facts of mill and fire	17 Nov 1892	oldknow spinning document employees fire mellor mill	View
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 business document overseeer of poor of mellor arkwright cromford and high peak railway charles clarke oldknow	View
Deterioration of All Saints Church	Photocopy of illustrated article on Marple "Old" Church (All Saints) built by Oldknow, and its subsequent deterioration and replacement (1870s).	From 1 Jan 1870 to 31 Dec 1879	oldknow marple old church deterioration document illustrated article All Saints	View
Extracts from Stockport Advertiser 1826 and 1828	Two typewritten extracts from Stockport Advertiser, for 1826 and 1828 respectively. First extract reports on recent anniversary of Mellor Church Su...	From 1 Jan 1826 to 31 Dec 1828	document oldknow memorial fundraising oldknow sunday school anniversary mellor church Stockport Advertiser	View
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 Saints marple chapel rebuilding bishop of chester oldknow letter document	View
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	oldknow document derbyshire agricultural society	View
Information about Mellor Mill from local resident George Yeates via Tom Oldham	Typewritten notes from memories apparently collected by Tom Oldham from a local resident, George Yeates. Includes descriptions and personal reminis...	From 31 Dec 1969 to 31 Dec 1979	memories george yeates tom oldham document oldknow counting house account books linnet clough mill pond waterloo wheel spade forge	View
Hillgate House, Stockport Advertiser article	Photocopy of article from Stockport Advertiser about Hillgate House where Oldknow lived in Stockport. Includes photograph of house, details of its ...	Unknown	oldknow cotton manufacturing stockport photograph document hillgate house Stockport Advertiser	View
Epaulette, Masonic lodge	Photograph of possible epaulette linked to Masonic lodge of which Oldknow was member	Unknown	oldknow masonic lodge epaulette photograph	View
Oldknow's bench	Photograph of Oldknow's stone bench sited in countryside on Mellor Hill amongst trees with unnamed man sitting on it	Unknown	photograph Mellor bench oldknow	View
Reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation	Copies of reviews doubtful of Oldknow's glowing reputation, from English Historical Review (Sidney pollard, University of Sheffield) and from Armyt...	Unknown	doubts on reputation english historical review oldknow	View
Samuel Oldknow's Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church Marple	Photocopy of 3 photographs of Samuel Oldknow's plaque in All Saints Church , Marple: the marble plaque, the inscription, the memorial's prominent ...	Unknown	photograph memorial inscription marple all saints church memorial plaque oldknow	View
Possible souvenir gift (snuff box) of Oldknow's shrievalty 1824	Photograph of possible souvenir gift (snuff box) of Oldknow's shrievalty 1824.	From 1 Jan 1824 to 31 Dec 1824	snuff box souvenir photograph shrievalty oldknow	View
Departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sherriff P2	Copied extract no 2 from Stockport Advertiser 1824 re pageantry on departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sherriff to Derby Assizes session.	Unknown	Stockport Advertiser hospitality Derby Assize pageantry sheriff of derbyshire document oldknow	View
Newspaper article about the departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sheriff in 1824	Newspaper article from the Stockport Advertiser regarding the hospitality at the departure of Samuel Oldknow as County Sheriff to Derby Assizes ses...	26 Mar 1824	county sheriff Stockport Advertiser oldknow assize session	View
Nomination of Samuel Oldknow as High Sheriff of Derbyshire	Photocopy of extract from London Gazette for 15th Nov 1823 showing Samuel Oldknow as one of three nominations for post of High Sheriff of Derbyshir...	15 Nov 1823	Stockport Advertiser document sheriff nomination high sheriff oldknow London Gazette	View
Chronological chart of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer	Chronological chart and summary of Oldknow's development as a cotton manufacturer, with greater detail for years 1786 - 1795.	Unknown	chronological summary document cotton manufacturer oldknow	View