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  • Collection: Mills & Industries : Folder 2

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Miscellaneous small newspaper reports/headlines about local mills dating from 1800's: -
Three typed pages of newspaper snippets on A4 page for easy reading.
Six printed pages taken from various publications from 1850 entitled 'Mills of the Marple…

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Very short history of Damstead Mill, probably for an exhibition.

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Typed page with newspaper report from Stockport Advertiser 2lst July 1905 headed "Important Property Sale" giving account of auction previous evening of the Estate of the late Mr Wright Tymm brick & tile maker of Rose Hill Marple, listing …

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Typed single page giving brief history and description of Royal Oak Farm Brickworks, Longhurst Lane, Mellor from 1851 census.
Enlarged two page photocopy of map showing area in which the brickworks was located.

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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…

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Two colour photographs showing a North Derbyshire Fire & Brick Company brick.
The brickworks were at Mill Brow.

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Short printed history.
Black and white photograph and enlargement on card of Clough Mill, off Hollins Lane, Ludworth in ruins taken in the 1970's

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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".

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Typed transcript from unknown publication dated lst December 1877 with details of a celebration for the success of a coal and clay bed find. This was held at Mr Whittaker, the Managers' home and attended by the Company's "servants" and a few friends.…

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Two typed pages with newspaper reports relating to North Derbyshire Brick & Tile Company :
a. Glossop Chronicle lst April 1876 : "The Company have built a new kiln for a fine variety of bricks and are extending their already large shed"
b. Unknown…

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Typed transcripts of newspaper reports relating to Clough Mill & Henry Bardsley 1812 - 1877 :
1812 : 'Whereas a commission of bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against Henry Bardsley, cotton spinner'
1812 : 'Sale by auction of the plot, parcel…

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Photocopy of newspaper article with photograph and text heading "The Old Flour Mill at Marple" from unknown newspaper and date.
Giving brief history of Mill.
Plus typed transcript.

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Miscellaneous material relating to Arnfield Mill :
a. Single page typed document with brief history of Arnfield Mill, Mellor from 1801. Author unknown
b. Extract from 1836 Valuation map with key, showing Arnfield Mill factory, Mill Croft, and…

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Two photocopies of maps showing Ludworth Clay Workings and Ludworth Brick & Tile Works off Hollins Lane.
a. Section of Lord Howard of Glossop map from 1888 showing the clay workings of North Derbyshire Brick & Tile Company
b. Section of the 1896…

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Two copies (one enlargement) from the 1857 tithe map showing the location of Clough Mill (cotton mill) at Ludworth

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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.

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

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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…

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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.

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

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Hand drawn plan showing elevations and measurements of the ruin of Clough Mill : March 1973 by Tom Oldham on A3 paper.
Three further hand drawn plans showing enlargement of some of the features shown on the A3 plan.
Handwritten description of Mill,…

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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.

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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…
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