SJ8383 : Quarry Bank Mill and Garden
taken 6 years ago, near to Styal, Cheshire, Great Britain

Quarry Bank Mill and Garden
In 2006, the National Trust bought and restored the lower garden. This was used by the Greg family as their private garden (Link
(Archive Link
) ). Views of the river and the mill were used with the plants, flowers and trees to produce a dramatic valley garden. The large house which can be seen to the left of the mill is the Greg’s home,Quarry Bank House.


Quarry Bank Mill :: SJ8382
Quarry Bank Mill, on the River Bollin in the village of Styal, was founded by Samuel Greg in 1784 for the spinning of cotton and, by the time of his retirement in 1832, it was the largest cotton spinning business in the UK. The mill was originally powered by a water wheel. During the 19th century, this was supplemented by steam engines as the water supply from the Bollin was inconsistent during the summer months.
In 1939, Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding estate were donated to the National Trust and are open to the public. The mill is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution period and now serves as a museum of the cotton industry. Commercial production at the mill continued until 1959.
Quarry Bank Mill has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
Link- Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate (National Trust)
Link- Quarry Bank Mill (Wikipedia article with more information about the history of the mill and estate)
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- SJ8383, 195 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- David Dixon (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 20 March, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 21 March, 2012
- Geographical Context
- River (from Tags)
- Place (from Tags)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8341 8308 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:20.6611N 2:15.0388W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8337 8315
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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