MUSEUMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
The Worker’s Cottage
heshire’s Quarry Bank mill is one of the best-preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution. Built in 1784 to spin cotton, rapid growth meant considerable workers’ housing was soon being put up nearby. This included the Oak Cottages of Styal village, a short walk away – two-up, two-downs dating to the 1820s. Built with outside privies and small kitchen gardens, these were a
