Quarry Bank 2024
Georgian cotton mill with displays of working machinery set in Styal Country Park. Visitors can see water and steam power working together, an 1830s beam engine in steam and 22ft wide waterwheel working daily.
Contacts
Operator: National Trust
Address: Styal Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 4LA
- Telephone: 01625 527 468
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Wed-Sun 17 Jan-16 Feb. 1030-1600. Daily 17 Feb-3 Nov, 10-30-1700. Wed-Sun 6 Nov-22 Dec closes 1600. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Rail: Styal / 1 mile
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
In the mill you can discover what it was like to work in a cotton mill. Experience heritage machinery in action and feel the floors shake beneath your feet as the spinning machines turn and the looms weave. Find out about the life and legacy of Samuel Greg, the founder of Quarry Bank, who arrived in England from Belfast as a young boy and went on to found a cotton empire. You can also discover more about the global cotton trade at the start of the Industrial Revolution and get a sense of the working conditions for the men, women and children who toiled in the mill.
