Cataract Mill : Extracts from Letters 1885 - 1887 : Tom Oldham Papers

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Cataract Mill : Extracts from Letters 1885 - 1887 : Tom Oldham Papers

Description

A variety of material tracing the history of the site of Cataract Mill on Longhurst Lane, Mellor from its development as a mill to its redevelopment for housing.
(a) Extracts from correspondence from Thomas Oldham to William Jowett, cotton wool and wadding manufacturer in Mellor from 1885-1889 re boiler installation at Cataract Mill
(b) A selection of photographs of Cataract Mill in 1967, 1995 and 2012 and an undated photocopy of a postcard of Cataract Bridge
(c) Brochure for Mellor Brook, the housing development which was built on the site of Cataract Mill by PH Property Holdings Ltd.

See also MRS/05/012 where there is 1974 correspondence between Tom Oldham and Jack Jowett whose father built Cataract Mill in about 1890 as a wadding works. He describes his childhood memories of this and other mills in the area.

Date

Reviewed AB 02/2024

Identifier

MRS/06/01
Louiset

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Citation

“Cataract Mill : Extracts from Letters 1885 - 1887 : Tom Oldham Papers,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/2495.

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