![]() Quarry Bank Mill was one of the first cotton factories to be built following the lapse of the patent on Richard Arkwright’s water powered spinning machine. Samuel thus seized the opportunity to take advantage of the desperate need for the expansion and industrialisation of the cotton industry. He was armed with invaluable business experience, gained working for his merchant uncles, as well as the generous inheritance they had left him. ![]() In 1784, Samuel Greg built Quarry Bank Mill on the banks of the River Bollin. ![]() So today I decided to dedicate this post to relay a brief history of Quarry Bank, to provide you with the overall story to act as a bit of background information to all the historical nuggets I’ll keep on sharing. However, I realise that I’ve never given you a linear account of the history of Quarry Bank, instead delving in and out of some of the more interesting spots in the property’s history – a highlight reel if you will. Over the past year I have been bringing you stories of Quarry Bank from the past and the present. ![]()
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