Quarry Bank Mill
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Quarry Bank Mill is a historic cotton mill and industrial heritage site in Cheshire, England, preserved by the National Trust as one of the best examples of an early Industrial Revolution textile factory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Trust property
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cotton mill → industrial heritage site → museum → textile mill → |
| architecturalStyle |
late 18th-century industrial architecture
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| category |
Industrial Revolution museum
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Textile industry museum in the United Kingdom → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| formerOwner |
Greg family
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| foundedBy |
Samuel Greg
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| hasExhibit |
cotton spinning machinery
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steam engines → water wheel → weaving looms → |
| hasPart |
apprentice house
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mill gardens → mill owner’s house → woodland estate → workers’ village of Styal → |
| hasRiver |
River Bollin
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| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
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conserved industrial site → |
| inception |
1784
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| industry |
cotton spinning
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textile manufacturing → |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
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England → North West England → Styal → valley of the River Bollin → |
| locatedNear |
Manchester
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| notableFor |
apprentice system history
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well-preserved early Industrial Revolution textile factory → working historic machinery → |
| openToPublic |
true
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| operator |
National Trust
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| ownedBy |
National Trust
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| partOf |
Quarry Bank estate
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| poweredBy |
steam engine
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water wheel → |
| significantEvent |
expansion during the Industrial Revolution
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restoration as a museum → |
| theme |
child labour in the Industrial Revolution
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social history of mill workers → |
| touristAttraction |
Cheshire
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| usedFor |
industrial heritage education
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school visits → tourism → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Wilmslow
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nearNationalTrustProperty |
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Quarry Bank Mill
("Quarry Bank estate")
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partOf |