A report on Styal
Village and civil parish on the River Bollin near Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
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Quarry Bank Mill
6 linksQuarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill) in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution.
Wilmslow
1 linksMarket town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England, 11 mi south of Manchester city centre.
Market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England, 11 mi south of Manchester city centre.
Wilmslow gained most of Bollinfee, most of Fulshaw and part of Pownall Fee; the rest of Fulshaw became part of the much reduced Bollinfee civil parish, in Alderley Edge Urban District, while the other 1523 acre of Pownall Fee were used to create the new Styal civil parish.
River Bollin
2 linksMajor tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England.
Major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England.
It flows through the Styal country park and was used in the cotton calico factory there, Quarry Bank Mill, as a source of power.
Styal Cottage Homes
1 linksStyal Cottage Homes were open from October 1898 to 1956 and housed destitute children from the Manchester area.
Styal Cottage Homes were open from October 1898 to 1956 and housed destitute children from the Manchester area.
They were established in Styal by the Chorlton Poor Law Union Board of Guardians who financed the project with a loan of £50,000 from Liverpool Corporation.
National Trust
1 linksCharity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire was donated to the Trust in 1939 with an estate including the village of Styal, which had been built for the mill workers by Samuel Greg.
Norcliffe Hall
1 linksNorcliffe Hall is a large house encompassing 20,254 square feet near the village of Styal, Cheshire, England.
Robert Hyde Greg
2 linksEnglish industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament.
English industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament.
He died at Norcliffe Hall, Styal, Cheshire and is buried at the Dean Row Unitarian Chapel, Wilmslow.
HM Prison Styal
1 linksHM Prison Styal is a Closed Category prison for female adults and young offenders in Styal, Cheshire, England.
Cotton mill
1 linksBuilding that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Other mills were built north of the River Ribble and a cluster of five mills in Caton near the port at Lancaster, one of which belonged to Samuel Greg who built Quarry Bank Mill at Styal in Cheshire.