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Photocopy of Industrial Archaeology Report card dated 1973 on the ruined Clough Mill, Spinning Mill with map references and description dimensions, condition and architectural features, reported by Tom Oldham.

Black & white photograph showing Corn Mill in Marple Bridge with weir broken. Date unknown.

There are further photographs on the Marple website where this is listed as "The weir and Flowerdew Corn Mill".

Magazine article from The Review Summer 2006 "Bleak House - then and now" with item on history of Bleak House with photograph of current owners and artist's impression of Mineral Mill.
Black and white photograph showing back of the Mineral Mill with…

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to Damstead Mill.
1822 : To be let, two edifices or buildings used for spinning, weaving, manufacturing cotton, late in the occupation of Mr Ralph Bridge
1826 : For sale by auction the whole of the…

Three photocopies of invoices for Damstead, Longhurst Lane, in the 1960's from building contractors and plumbers Arthur Walsh Limited

Hand drawn plans and sketches of Damstead Mill from Tithe Map of 1839 showing Mill layout drawn by Tom Oldham.
Two maps showing location in local area.

Original copy of Bridge Holmes sale brochure for Damsteads, Longhurst Lane in 2005
£725.000
Also one page of a sale notice for Damstead Farm October 2005 - old barn with hayloft and stables in need of modernisation, offers over £225,000.

Photocopies of typed extracts and census records for Damstead, Longhurst Lane, 1841, 1851, 1871, 1881 and 1891.

Single page document with photograph of ruins of Damstead Mill in 1930's and typed data from 1836 Valuation of Mellor.

Numerous photocopied images, original photographs, sketches and paintings of Damstead. Various dates.
Julian Wadden, estate agent details for Damstead Farm : undated : £800,000
Reed Rains Estate Agent details for Damsteads : undated : offers…

Selection of hand drawn scale drawings by Tom Oldham including photograph of his model of Dove Bank Mill, maps showing location in Mellor many with keys giving further information of local businesses and public houses.
Photocopies of OS maps of the…

Four typed pages containing information on Dove Bank Mill from various sources, deeds, indentures, newspaper reports from Lichfield Records Office, Primitive Methodist Chapel Deeds, dates 1792, 1797, 1803 and 1856.
Sourced by Tom Oldham

Three typed pages entitled "The Dove Bank Mill Site at Moor End, Mellor" by Tom Oldham 24.3.1986, giving history of Dove Bank Mill from the first mill in 1791 it development with description of mill and information on the Wallers.

Three typed pages of historical research notes by Tom Oldham dated 14.12.1974, with regard to William Jowett, his business activities as a wadding and cotton wool manufacturer at Dove Bank Works and later at Cataract Bridge Mill, Mellor.

Several cuttings from various newspapers relating to Dove Bank Mill, Mellor, being handwritten, photocopies of original and transcripts.
1807 : Turnpike road charges : state of local streams : property sales at Lane Head
1808 : Sale of property…

Miscellaneous photographs of Dove Mill & environs, various dates :
a. Three colour photographs on card from 1980's showing Bank Top (Wallers Shop)
b. Two colour photographs showing leat at Dove Bank, date unknown.
c. Black and white photograph on…

2007 : Email correspondence from a member of the Potts family concerning Isaac Potts of Mellor. True typed transcript of his last will and testament regarding his property at Dove Bank along with information of the local area.

Four photocopied pages giving information on the area of land and valuation along with owners and occupiers for 1836.
Dove Bank Mill and the Wallers highlighted on Page 30 along with local area properties at Lark Hill Meadow, buildings, yard and…

Three typed pages giving information from trade directories and other sources relating to Dove Bank Mill and the Wallers.
Two photocopied pages from the Cotton Spinners, Commercial Directory 1816 and Manchester Trade Directory entry : undated

Business stationery items relating to Dove Bank Mill :
a. Original letterhead for Dove Bank Mill.
b. Photocopy of invoice from Dove Bank Milll 1872
c. Photocopy of image of Wallers Special six cord bobbin tops.

Material relating to the Firework Factory
(a) Typed information on the Firework Factory at Norton Lee Farm, Smithy Lane, Mill Brow at the head of Holly Vale
(b) Flyer for Grand Display of Fireworks by Messrs H Petty & Co of Mellor, date…

Photocopy of the Mellor Bleaching Company Limited, Holly Head, Mellor letterhead on card (part of)

Seven colour 6" x 4" photographs of Holly Head Mill from several angles taken about 2009.

Photocopy of typed notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Mellor Bleaching Company Limited in Manchester on 28th August 1928 to pass an extraordinary resolution to wind up the company voluntarily.

Photocopy of declaration made in 1853 by Samuel Sidebottom of Ludworth a 81 year old resident giving details at Stockport of the changes in the field names in the area of Chatterton Lane, Mellor.
Among these, he declared that he well remembered…