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Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Country Park
Newest Review: ... children were housed in the nearby "apprentice house", a large building a short walk from the Mill. The house shows how the children lived whilst working at the Mill, the N.T. tried to restore the house to its exact glory. A school and a doctor were also provided for the children. Surrounding the Apprentice house there is a well kept allotment which was used at the time for ... more  ... growing the workers food, the allotment was tendered by the elder children.
The smaller children were used in the Mill as they were more capable of getting under the machinery to fix any problems, (many children lost fingers, limbs or even their lives)...more |
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Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Country Park: Quarry Bank Mill (920 words)
by blissman70 - written on 09.04.08 (Very useful, 198 readings)
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Brief history.... Quarry bank mill has one of the only working water mill left in Britain. It is situated in the beautiful village of Styal, on the banks of the River Bollin The Mill was built by Samuel Greg in 1784, with the giant metal water wheel being built between 1816 and 1820. The original wheel broke in 1904 and was replaced years later by another iron wheel to make the Mill the proud owner of the last remaining working water wheel in Europe. The mill was used for the 'spinning' of cotton (and is still used for that purpose today but more for visitors to see rather than commercial use), it was soon the largest cotton producing ...
Cotton Traders (901 words)
by helencb - written on 14.04.07 (Very useful, 411 readings)
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Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate is a site of significant industrial importance, and has been a national trust property since 1939 when the great, great grandson of Samuel Greg, the original owner gifted it to the trust. The Mill itself is situated within a mile or two of Manchester Airport and close to the town of Macclesfield – obviously this whole area looked very different in 1784 when the mill was first opened and it was a world away from the cotton mills of Manchester. Significantly, the mill was sited on the banks of the River Bollin, and the huge Water Wheel, which finally broke in the early 1900s, was used as a source of power. The damp ...
Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Country Park: A Styal-ish Day Out (2031 words)
by collingwood21 - written on 30.12.03 (Very useful, 1122 readings)
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How well can you remember being 10 years old? Can you remember somewhere you visited when you were 10, somewhere you went to that has stuck in your mind and left a lasting impression with you? I know I can. I also know that if I were to revisit most of those places they would not be at all as I recall them. Our memories fade over time, and a lot of the things we think we remember were never actually there in reality at all. However, I have just found out that one place I have vivid recollections of visiting at that age is exactly how I remember it to be. I can only suppose that it was my great enjoyment that led me to remember it so clearly after 15 years, but ...
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