Mills and Mansions

The Textile Triangle area is full of architectural gems from a bygone era, which still have many of their original features. Majestic mills, humble weavers cottages and grand houses.

Visit the mansion at Tatton Park and see the powerhouse that was the huge kitchens, giving you a contrasting view of domestic life in the 1800's. Learn about the working conditions during the 1930’s when the mills prospered, at the award winning Silk Museum: Paradise Mill with its 26 jacquard hand looms. Or step back in time, over 500 years and marvel at the delights of the picture book moated manor-house named Little Moreton Hall, with its Elizabethan long gallery, cobbled courtyard and Great Hall.

Waterpower was the wonder of the late 18th Century, and today you can see this technological breakthrough in action at Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate. Award-winning galleries are devoted to water and steam power, with hands-on displays and exhibits, an 1830s Beam Engine and a Horizontal Steam Engine which steam daily.

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  1. Silk Museum: Paradise Mill

    silk museum display
    silk museum display

    Location

    Macclesfield

    Silk Museum: Paradise Mill is an award-winning museum with 26 jacquard hand looms.

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    Type:

    Museum

  2. Tatton Park Mansion

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    None

    Location

    Knutsford

    Tatton Park is often quoted as England's most complete historic estate, with its fine Neo-Classical mansion full of art treasures and original furnishings.

    Type

    Type:

    Historic House / Palace

  3. Quarry Bank Mill and Garden (NT)

    quarry bank mill
    quarry bank mill

    Location

    Styal

    Quarry Bank Mill is one of the best preserved textile mills of the industrial revolution and tells the story of mill workers, entrepreneurs and how the industrial revolution changed the world.

    Type

    Type:

    Water Mill

  4. Little Moreton Hall & Gardens (NT)

    knot garden at Little Moreton Hall
    knot garden at Little Moreton Hall

    Location

    Congleton

    Step back in time, over 500 years and marvel at the delights of Britain’s most famous timber-framed, moated Tudor manor house. Take in the delightful Knot Garden, together with traditional fruit trees of apple, pear, medlar and quince.

    Type

    Type:

    Historic House / Palace

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