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Marple Aqueduct

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WALKING ROUTE 2 TOWPATH WALK ROLLINS LN FROM MARPLE & CHADKIRK BRIDGE Fold out map BRABYNS 3 PARK inside!

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MARPLE Revealing Oldknow’s Legacy TRAIN STATION 8 GUIDE & MAP MARPLE & MELLOR

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FA 12 YWO MARPLE OD D R OLDKNOW RD ARKWRIGHT ROAD IV PEAK E FOREST 13 CANAL TRAMWAY TO ROMAN LAKES STOCKPORT RD ROAD CAFE & CARPARK 14 oldknows.comPosset Bridge 15 Marple Lime Kilns 16

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MACCLESFIELD CANAL Pee Stones

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MILL All Saints POND Church FROM BUGSWORTH BASIN Mellor Mill and the Peak Forest Canal in Marple

SAMUEL OLDKNOW Samuel Oldknow, a born muslin manufacturer, revolutionised Marple and Mellor, creating an industrial outpost with the help of loans from . A man with great ideas and a passion for quality, when he died his estate passed to the Arkwright family to settle his debts, but his legacy remains.

MARPLE AQUEDUCT Britain’s tallest masonry arched aqueduct. We’ve conserved this Scheduled Ancient Monument for generations to come, created a new path around it and peeled back the undergrowth so that everyone can get a better view of this incredible feat of engineering.

MELLOR MILL When Oldknow built Mellor Mill in 1790-92, it was the world’s largest spinning mill. Initially powered by a huge 6.7m diameter waterwheel, by 1804, 550 people worked here, mostly women and children. Burnt out in 1892, we’re excavating to find out what’s left.

MARPLE LIME KILNS Oldknow built his Gothic inspired Lime Kilns between 1797 and 1802 to burn limestone quarried in the Peak Forest. These Lime Kilns are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument that give us a fascinating insight into our industrial past. Get DID YOU KNOW? Involved Oldknow cleverly used water to his advantage. Mill ponds filled with water, powered There are loads of opportunities his Mill. Water in canals to volunteer with us. Here are just made moving heavy goods a few examples! like limestone easier. He probably chose this area because of all the water. ARCHAEOLOGY It took 4 years to find the Excavate Oldknow’s Mill money and to build Marple’s complex and record our finds. flight of 16 Locks. It was an expensive business! GARDENING Samuel Oldknow’s Bridge Keep on top of weeding near lock 13 is known or help landscape locally as Posset Bridge. Mellor Mill He encouraged his workers Heritage Park. to complete it quickly by giving them ale posset for breakfast each day! LEARNING The Pee Stones were placed Inspire children on the Mill apprentices’ route and adults about to church, so that they could Oldknow’s legacy. pee behind them on their way, instead of disrupting the service! MARKETING Spread the word about the project. If you have time to spare, skills to share, or want GUIDING to learn something new, then get in touch with us Enthuse visitors at [email protected] with lively walks or call 07825 044 379, and talks. to find out more. WALKING ROUTE WALKING ROUTE FROM COMPSTALL FROM COMPSTALL KEY

Toilets Marple Aqueduct Playground

Parking 1 Train station WALKING ROUTE 2 TOWPATH WALK ROLLINS LN FROM ROMILEY MARPLE & CHADKIRK BRIDGE Library

BRABYNS 1 Canal Locks 3 PARK Archaeological site

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Marple Station to Marple Aqueduct 5 St. Martin’s approx. 1 mile / 20 mins Parish Church Marple Bridge PARK WALK 6 to Mellor Mill approx. 3/4 mile / 15 mins

Mellor Mill

TOWN STREET 7 to All Saints Church MELLOR MILL COMPLEX approx. 3/4 mile / 15 mins Alongside Mellor Mill, Oldknow built two mansion houses, and outbuildings including MARPLE All Saints Church a stable, Coach House, and a workshop. He also TRAIN STATION to Lime Kilns planted a Black Walnut Tree in 1790 which approx. 1/2 mile / 10 mins 8 stood opposite the main entrance to the Mill. So this beautiful and rare specimen is as Lime Kilns old as the Mill! to Marple Library approx. 1/2 mile / 10 mins

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RIVER GOYT RIVER Roman Lakes Car Park TO MOTORWAY to Mellor Mill MELLOR MILL BLACK STATION RD approx. 1/2 mile / 10 mins LODGE OUTBUILDINGS WALNUT TREE 10

Oldknow’s LOW LEA ROAD Footpath Routes Warehouse LOOKING GOOD MEMORIAL Marple Aqueduct is an impressive sight, A626 PARK 11 but follow the path down to the river and MELLOR you’ll see that it is made from many different FA materials. The more worn pink sandstone 12 YWO MARPLE OD D is from Hyde Bank Quarry, and the white ARKWRIGHT ROAD R OLDKNOW RD IV stone is from Chapel Milton Quarry. PEAK E FOREST 13 CANAL TRAMWAY TO ROMAN LAKES TOP OF THE POTS! STOCKPORT RD STRINES ROAD CAFE & CARPARK Mellor Mill Men unloaded thousands of tonnes of limestone 14 Posset and coal straight from the boats, into the large, Bridge circular tops of the Kilns, where it was burnt. 15 Can you find the circles in the grass which Marple Lime Kilns show us where the tops of those pots are? 16

MILL VISITOR FACILITIES POND CAFES / REFRESHMENTS Visit Marple Town centre, Town Street MACCLESFIELD CANAL Pee in Marple Bridge or Roman Lakes Tea Rooms. Stones TOILETS CHURCH LANE Available in Memorial Park and at Roman Lakes Leisure Park. Bric k Bridge ACCESSIBILITY

PEAK FOREST CANAL Wheelchair access is limited at Mellor Mill, APPRENTICE WALK Lime Kilns and Marple Aqueduct. Please call or email us before your visit so that we can advise on parking, hills and best routes. MILL POND Looking for more detail? See OS Maps OL1 and 277. All Saints Church FROM BUGSWORTH BASIN HOW TO FIND US ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS To see our exciting programme of free activities for all ages visit our website.

LEARNING If you’d like to book a talk, tour or educational visit then please contact us on [email protected], or fill in the contact form on our website, and let us know what VISIT US you’re interested in. We’re a 15 minute drive from Stockport, or only 30 minutes You can find us at: on the train from Manchester, and 1 hour from Sheffield. oldknows.com [email protected] 07825 044 379 Revealing Oldknow’s Legacy @Oldknows_Marple

© Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK / Bridgeman Images © Oldknow Portrait and Black Walnut Tree Print images copyright of Natasha Lolljee © Photograpghy copyright of Arthur M Procter