| Quarry Bank Mill, Styal Location
Grid reference - ST 835 829.
OS Sheet 109.
2 miles N of Wilmslow, signposted off B5166. 2 miles from J5 of the M56.
A 5-storey Georgian cotton mill, built in 1784. Now a working museum of the cotton textile industry, with working looms and other machinery, powered by a 50-ton Fairbairn waterwheel and a working 1840s steam engine. Owned by the National Trust. Opening Times
Mid-March to September, daily, 11.00 - 17.00. October to February, 11.00 - 16.00. Closed Monday & Tuesday.
Groups during opening hours by prior arrangement. Contact
Reception Office,
01625 527468. E-mail
quarrybankmill@nationaltrust.org.uk Web site
www.nationaltrust.org.uk | 
