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  • Collection: Mills & Industries : Folder 3

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Original letterhead of Mellor Bleaching Company Limited of Holly Head Bleach Works, Mellor, with handwritten information on its history.
Exhibition card with information on the bleach works.

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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…

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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

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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

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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.

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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…

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

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

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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.

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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…

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Several hand drawn sketches of Holly Head Bleach Works by Tom Oldham showing watercourses and works buildings with measurements and Key.
Computer OS map showing Smithy Lane.

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Photocopy of a Industrial Archaeology Report Card for Hollyhead Bleachworks completed in 1974 by Owen Ashmore.
Among the architectural features mentioned are the remains of stone buildings with square chimney at east end, filter beds, 3-bay barn,…

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Tom Oldham's typed research into the legal deeds relating to Holly Head Bleachworks :
a. 3 page Schedule of Deeds : 1786 - 1929
b. 4 pages of typed Extracts and information from Deeds of Holly Head Bleachworks.
c. Photocopy of Conveyance 1929…

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Photocopy of unknown newspaper cutting from 1828 giving details of up coming auction notice for all that Freehold mill known as Hollyhead Bleach Works, listing store rooms, stabling, sheds, tanks, filter beds, reservoir, appurtenances and goodwill of…

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Single hand written page by Ann Hearle with research information on the Brierley family and miscellaneous property/fields belonging to the family. 1832 & 1794 dates.

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18 page draft manuscript (version created June 1993) with correspondence from Mark Howard Brierley requesting comments and amendments from Ann Hearle.
Eleven chapters charting the Brierley family starting with Robert Brierley who married in 1710…
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