Quarry Bank Mill

Quarry Bank Mill (également connu sous le nom de Styal Mill) situé à Styal (en), Cheshire, en Angleterre, est l'une des usines textiles les mieux préservées de la révolution industrielle. Construite en 1784, la filature de coton est inscrite sur la National Heritage List for England en tant que bâtiment classé classé Grade II*. Le National Trust, qui gère le site comme un musée, l'appelle « l'un des plus grands sites du patrimoine industriel de Grande-Bretagne, abritant une communauté industrielle complète ». Quarry Bank Mill a été conçu par Samuel Greg (en) et était remarquable pour les innovations à la fois dans les machines et aussi dans son approche des relations de travail, en grande partie à la suite du travail de l'épouse de Greg, Hannah Lightbody (en). La relation entre les propriétaires et les employés est présentée dans la série télévisée The Mill (en) de 2013.

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Quarry Bank Mill

Quarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill) in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution. Built in 1784, the cotton mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Quarry Bank Mill was established by Samuel Greg, and was notable for innovations both in machinery and also in its approach to labour relations, the latter largely as a result of the work of Greg's wife, Hannah Lightbody. The family took a somewhat paternalistic attitude toward the workers, providing medical care for all and limited education to the children, but all laboured roughly 72 hours per week until 1847 when a new law shortened the hours. Greg also built housing for all of his workers, in a large community now known as Styal Estate. Some were conversions of farm houses, or older residences but 42 new cottages, including the Oak Cottages (now Grade II Listed), were built in the 1820s when the mill was being expanded. The National Trust, which runs the mill and Styal Estate as a museum that is open to the public, calls the site "one of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, home to a complete industrial community". According to the Council of Europe, the mill with Styal village make up "the most complete and least altered factory colony of the Industrial Revolution. It is of outstanding national and international importance".

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Norcliffe Chapel

Norcliffe Chapel is in the village of Styal, Cheshire, England. It is a Unitarian chapel, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The chapel was built in 1822–23 by a mill owner for his workers, and was extended by his son in 1867. Further additions were made in 1906. The chapel is built in brick, and is in Gothic Revival style. Since 1977 it has been in the ownership of the National Trust, but continues to function as an active Unitarian chapel.

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Styal

Styal (, like style) is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it is sited on the River Bollin. The village is located 2 mi (3 km) north-north-west of Wilmslow and 2+1⁄2 mi (4 km) south-east of Manchester Airport.

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Norcliffe Hall

Norcliffe Hall is a large house encompassing 20,254 square feet near the village of Styal, Cheshire, England. It stands to the west of the village and to the north of Styal Country Park. It was built in 1831 for Robert Hyde Greg, the owner of Quarry Bank Mill, and designed by the Lichfield architect Thomas Johnson. In 1860 a four-stage tower and a billiard room were added. It is constructed in orange brick in Flemish bond brickwork with pink sandstone dressings. It is roofed in Welsh slates, and has octagonal brick chimney stacks. The architectural style is Elizabethan. It has an irregular plan, and is in 2½ storeys with a south front of four bays. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 6 March 1975. During the 20th century the house was used as a care home for the elderly. As of 2007 it was being converted into residential apartments. The house is surrounded by parkland and lawned areas.

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Styal railway station

Styal railway station serves the village of Styal, in Cheshire, England. It is a stop on the Styal Line, which links Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Wilmslow.

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