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NWR (National Womens Register) visit to Mellor Mill 23rd May 2019
On 23rd May 10 Ladies from the Mellor branch of the NWR were given a guided tour around Mellor Mill by Hilary Humphrey-Taylor and Judith Wilshaw. Following their visit they retired to the Roman Lakes Tea Rooms for afternoon tea.
Installation of the Samuel Oldknow Date stone at Mellor Mill
Background: A piece of oval stonework was built into the triangular pediment that topped Mellor Mill. This stone was carved with Oldknow's initials, a weaver’s shuttle and the year 1790, reflecting the year that construction of the mill commenced.
Bob Humphrey –Taylor writes: A replica of this mill date stone was installed at Mellor Mill last Tuesday, 12th February 2019. This installation was supervised by Judith and Eddy Wilshaw on my behalf as I was on a flight to Portugal for the STORM project.
Old Vicarage Site
Mellor Mill 1792-1892
Shaw Cairn
Where is Mellor?
Now on the edge of Stockport in Greater Manchester, Mellor's location is historically important.
On the south-west and north-west, it is bordered by the two great rivers, Goyt and Etherow, which drain the SW Peak District and join to form the Mersey at the lowest point of Mellor.
On the east, a high ridge overlooks a valley, behind which is Kinder Scout. Three spurs, separated by brooks, project west from the ridge.
Click for a local map and directions.
Updates...
On the 28 February 2019 Mellor Archaeological Trust (MAT) ran the first of the UK STORM emergency drill testin [ ... ]
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The Eye of the STORM
1-day cultural heritage and climate change seminar
Mellor, UK
On 11 December 2018 Mellor [ ... ]
Bancroft Mill Visit
A really successful trip was taken today to the Bancroft Mill in Barnoldswick.
The mill st [ ... ]
Samuel Oldknow was born at Anderton near Bolton in 1756. When in his teens he was apprenticed to an uncle who [ ... ]
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