-
Museums at Night at Oldknow's Gothic Lime Kilns
Join us for an interesting (and slightly spooky) afternoon of activities for all the family and help us celebrate museums at night.
-
Week One of Community Dig at Marple Lime Kilns
-
Lime Kilns Landscaping: what do you think?
Now you've seen our plans, please tell us what you think!
-
Conservation Day at Marple Aqueduct
Join us to learn about plants and animals living in the surroundings of the aqueduct
-
Oldknow Archive Find of the Week - Small Clog Heel
Natasha Lolljee talks about her favourite item from the Oldknow Archive
-
Build a Lime Kiln
Ever wondered how lime kilns work? This once in a lifetime chance sees us build, fill and light a lime kiln, in the shadow of Marple's Lime Kilns
-
Lime Kilns Open Day
Our final open day showcasing the latest archaeology, hot lime mortar activity and Lego animation workshop (amongst others!)
-
Find of the Week - slate
In this post, Mike Barley (volunteer at Mellor Mill) talks about finds from the site giving us a clue about something long lost to us - the Mill roof
-
We know about Oldknow!
160 children take part in our schools week
-
River Goyt Geowalk
How the geology of the Goyt Valley shaped Samuel Oldknow’s industrial revolution in Marple & Mellor