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Stretton mill resource pack

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    Publisher Cheshire County Council
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    English (main text)

    Medium Education pack
    Edition1
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    Scope & contentContents of education pack: discover Stretton Mill booklet, two postcards of interior and exterior, large colour poster of mill building and cross-section of machinery, construction kit to create an accurate model of the mill, two maps (Burdett's 1777 map of the area and Tithe map of 1840), copies of original documents (extracts of accounts of John Goff from 1880 to 1887, 1861 census return for Stretton and Carden, extracts of financial accounts from 1775 to 1890, and extracts of diaries of John Leche from 1633 to 1700). Also contains a series of activity sheets about the milling process, machinery and waterwheel, including a timeline of the Leche family estate from 1586 to 1858.

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    Accession no. 229795

    • Shelf location: A4 A 04 EDUCATION PACKS