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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 ...
Samuel Greg (26 March 1758 – 4 June 1834) was an Irish-born businessman and industrialist of the Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system.Born in Belfast, Ireland, he moved to England and built Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, which at his retirement was the largest textile mill in the country.
The Mill is a 2013 period television drama broadcast on Britain's Channel 4. [1] It was developed by Emily Dalton using stories from the archives of the National Trust Property. It is based on real-life stories and people of the textile mill workers at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, England, [2] [3] combined with fictional characters and events. [4]
Robert Hyde Greg (24 September 1795 – 21 February 1875), was an English industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament.. Born in Manchester, he was the son of Samuel Greg and Hannah Lightbody, the creators of Quarry Bank Mill, a pioneering factory of the early Industrial Revolution.
They built the Clarence Mill with their partners the Brooke family in 1834, and extended it in 1841, 1854 and 1877. Thomas Oliver & Sons were at the Higher and Lower Mill from 1832 until 1859 and at the Waterhouse Mill from 1841. The Greg family from Quarry Bank Mill and later Reddish leased the Lower House Mill in 1832.
Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate. GCSE Resources (14-05-2010 ed.). National Trust. [permanent dead link ] Rose, Mary (1986). The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: the rise and decline of a family firm, 1750-1914. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521323826. Sekers, David (2013). A Lady of Cotton: Hannah Greg, Mistress of Quarry Bank Mill ...
Samuel Greg died in 1834 and Quarry Bank Mill was taken over by his son, Robert Hyde Greg, who remained in charge for nearly 40 years; he introduced a number of technological innovations. Ownership of the mill subsequently passed through several generations of the Greg Family. [4] The mill ceased operation as a working factory in 1959.
Quarry Bank is an area and village in the Dudley district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is one of the few villages in Dudley with a majority of independent shops and cafes. History