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Greater Manchester Archaeology Day 2017
Greater Manchester Archaeology Day 2017 is now open for booking!!! Date: Saturday 25th November 2017 Time: 9.30 – 17.10Venue: Peel Hall, Peel Building, The Crescent, SalfordFee: £10.00 Archaeology Day is a...
Bob's Diary
Bob's Mill Diary - Saturday 24th September 2017
Bob's Mill Diary - Saturday 24th September 2017 Whilst Mellor Archaeological Trust were clearing out the Waterloo Wheel Pit at Mellor Mill we released the water which had been backing up in the...
Bob's Mill Diary - Saturday 24th September 2017
Whilst Mellor Archaeological Trust were clearing out the Waterloo Wheel Pit at Mellor Mill we released the water which had been backing up in the tunnels leading from the Corn Mill tail Race and the Wellington Wheel tail Race. This torrent continued for about 30 minutes. Probably the last time you will see this amount of water racing into the Waterloo Wheel Pit. It must have looked something like this in its prime some 150 years ago.
Editors Note: The "Waterloo Wheel" supplied additional power to the main mill via an underground shaft, whilst a second shaft provided power to series of riverside workshops. The exit level from the bottom of this wheelpit was below that of the Goyt at its nearest point and in order to overcome that problem a significant feat of engineering was required. An exit tunnel was driven under the bed of the river and then carried the water 600 yards downstream until the level had fallen sufficiently to allow it to be discharged.
Waterloo Flows Again!!
South Manchester Archaeological Research Team Talks
During the winter the team have a varied and interesting talks programme. New members are always welcome, the talks are open to non-members as well. For the PDF of details click here.
Mellor Mill Guided Tours:
The tours take place on Saturday afternoon from 1pm to 4pm, and on Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
Summer Newsletter:
The Summer Newsletter for 2017 is now online click here for the pdf file. A taster..."Mellor Archaeological Trust continues to be busy as we move into the last six months of our “Revealing Oldknow’s Legacy”, Heritage Lottery Funded, project. The next important stages are the landscaping at Mellor Mill and the conservation and consolidation of the remains. This will be followed by the erection of interpretation boards and displays."
About the Trust
Friends of the Trust Membership Form 2017-2018 here
The Trust was formed in 2000 following the discovery in 1998 of an Iron Age ditch in the garden of The Old Vicarage next to Mellor Church. Excavations continued to 2009 and have been described as the largest excavation for a generation of a hillfort in North West England "with results as important as those at Beeston Castle". There have been finds from Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British and Medieval times. In 2007, the Trust extended its activities to cover the whole history of the whole Parish of Mellor. Digs, which are continuing annually, at the Bronze Age burial site of Shaw Cairn on Mellor Moor included finding of nearly 100 beads of an amber necklace in 2008/9. Current work is focused on Mellor Mill, the largest and most impressive cotton mill in the world when it was built in 1790-92. It was burnt out in 1892. The area became woodland, which is now being converted into a small country park showing the remains of the mill and other buildings.
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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.
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