Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Country Park

...was the apprentice house at Quarry Bank Mill; I returned there for the first time as an adult last weekend. Quarry Bank Mill is the best preserved Georgian factory colony in the country. It is owned and run by the National Trust, but is far from being what you may think of as the average NT property. Mention the words “National Trust” to most people, and images of Jane Austen type grand houses tend to spring to mind, great country piles with everything ...
...looking reprovingly at you. Quarry Bank Mill, however, is different. It is an active, exciting, noisy, hands-on place that positively encourages children. Perhaps that is why I have remembered it, whilst all those grand houses have merged together in my memory. The property consists of two separate buildings – the mill and the apprentice house – and also has a country estate suitable for walking in. **The Mill** Nestled in a wooded valley, you ...

Collingwood21 29.12.2003 (09.01.2004) · Read full review
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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 restaurant. *Conclusion Quarry bank Mill is a historic and wonderful place to visit for people of all ages. It will educate every one whilst entertaining the young. It is worth the time and money to walk around the Mill, to understand how people used to work in some terrible conditions. Then you should wonder around the Apprentice house, listening to the story of how thirty to forty children would have to sleep in a cramped loft space, feeding ...

blissman70 09.04.2008 · Read full review
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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 ...
...My most recent visit to Quarry Bank Mill did not disappoint. Entry fee to the Mill, grounds and Apprentice House is not particularly cheap at £9 per head with the usual concessions and in fact if you are not a member of the National Trust then it is worth joining on the day, as there are plenty of NT attractions in this part of Cheshire. Family tickets are £20, which makes a day out more cost effective. The Apprentice House part of the experience ...

helencbradshaw 14.04.2007 · Read full review
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Quarry Bank Mill is a National Trust property which is located 2 miles south of Manchester Airport, Junctions 5 or 6 of the M56 and is well worth a visit – it is a history lesson which for once, is not boring, even for children. There is so much to learn from just on visit. Quarry Bank Mill was founded in 1784 by Samuel Greg, who at the time was a young textile merchant who chose the site for many reasons, one of which was for its location ...
...Canal, which went through Liverpool. Quarry Bank Mill was staffed by orphan children who lived in the Apprentice House, which you can see as part of the Museum. Through his mill, Samuel Greg built a local community for his workers, which became known as Styal, building local amenities for his staff, such as a church and school, as well as terraced housing and cottages for the families. The Apprentice House was built around 1790 and house about 100 ...

Shekera 10.10.2001 (30.01.2002) · Read full review
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...forth and ended up at Quarry bank Mill at about 12.00 and found a van in the car park inviting us to join the national trust. Well I must have had a funny turn as I got a family membership for £57.00 for the year, and ventured forth down the track to the mill. When we got to the entrance, we were asked if we would also like to do the apprentice house tour, which I must say was extremely realistic and had my 8 year old in tears when he was told he ...

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