Cataract Mill : Extracts from Letters 1885 - 1887 : Tom Oldham Papers
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Title
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.
(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
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Louiset
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Citation
“Cataract Mill : Extracts from Letters 1885 - 1887 : Tom Oldham Papers,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed December 11, 2024, https://marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/2495.