English: "View of Mellor Mill, in Marple near Stockport," (1802). This cotton mill was built by Stockport industrialist Samuel Oldknow in 1790-3. He was England's leading manufacturer of muslin, which had previously only been made in east Bengal. The building was six stories high, and the mill was powered by a waterwheel fed by water from a nearby river diverted into a series of mill ponds.
Joseph Parry (1744-1826) Manchester artist. Bought at Sotheby's 1997 for display in Marple Library. Info: http://www.matrust.org.uk/mellor-mill-1792-1892/parry-painting-of-mill.html
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"View of Mellor Mill, in [[Marple, Greater Manchester|Marple]] near [[Stockport]]," (1802). This cotton mill was built by Stockport industrialist Samuel Oldknow in 1790-3. He was England's leading manufacturer of muslin, which had previously only been mad
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