80-550: Reddish is an area in Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , Greater Manchester , England. 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south-east of Manchester city centre . At the 2011 census , the population was 28,052. Historically part of Lancashire , Reddish grew rapidly in the Industrial Revolution and still retains landmarks from that period, such as Houldsworth Mill , a former textile mill . Reddish Vale
160-633: A Fohn Wind are often present here, where the warm air rises from the valley floor, tempering the air at the top and thereby reducing overnight lows, more particularly in winter. As a comparison, temperatures on any given clear night throughout the year can be between 1-3 degrees C warmer than the Manchester weather station, situated at the nearby Woodford Aerodrome, but on a cloudy night are almost equal. Daytime highs are similar and predominately almost exacting to Woodford, though fluctuations due to localised weather patterns can produce variations. Again, on
240-431: A brand new style of architecture and an expanding population ... In the tiny two-up-two-down cottages workers lived in cramped conditions, with as many as 14 people living in one house and tenants sub-letting rooms to other mill workers". The Gregs also built the village shop and, for roughly five decades, remained the owners. Medical care for mill workers was provided by staff physicians and surgeons. The mill provided
320-455: A charitable trust. Very few buildings in Reddish pre-date the 19th century. Canal Bridge Farm, close to Broadstone Mill, is dated to the mid to late 18th century (the name is later). Hartwell dates a small group of farm buildings and cottages at Shores Fold, near the junction of Nelstrop Road and Marbury Road, to the sixteenth and late seventeenth to early 18th century. These would have been on
400-498: A cloudy day, the temperatures can be slightly cooler than Woodford. Dependent on the prevailing weather patterns and the wind direction, temperatures can be either lower by around 1 degree C and occasionally (more noticeably on a warm sunny day) and in the absence of early morning mist/fogs(common in Woodford and Reddish Vale ) can be up to 2 degrees C warmer than Woodford. Due to its suburban nature and geographical location, close to
480-430: A combined fire station, free library, and baths opened in stages during 1908 (Cronin identifies a small building at the rear as a mortuary). The council opened new municipal parks at Mid Reddish (on land presented by Houldsworth) and at South Reddish. A park at North Reddish followed, described in 1932 as "recently laid out, provid(ing) a number of horticultural features combined with recreation facilities, and illustrat(ing)
560-401: A cotton town." The decline of Broadstone Mills was accompanied by high farce. In November 1958 the company sold a number of spinning mules as scrap for just over £3,000. By agreement, the machines remained in the mill over the winter. A small number had been broken and removed by April 1959, when the government announced a compensation package for firms that agreed to scrap spinning capacity. As
640-589: A country village to his new industrial centres. He built Oak School to educate the children and the Norcliffe Chapel where the villagers worshipped and held a Sunday school . At first, Greg converted farm buildings in Styal to house workers. As the mill increased in size, new housing was constructed for the workers. According to the National Trust, in the 1820s, "... new terraced cottages brought
720-464: A home near the mill in 1797, called "Quarry Bank House". The building has been Grade II listed since 1975. It was restored in 2017 in a manner that ensured that "all primary features dating from the Greg family’s occupation have been retained", and was opened to visits by the public by the National Trust. Samuel Greg, like Robert Owen , who built New Lanark , attempted to bring the structured order of
800-548: A kilometre away. Samuel Greg leased land at Quarrell Hole on Pownall Fee from Lord Stamford, who imposed a condition that "none of the surrounding trees should be pruned, felled or lopped"; maintaining the woodland character of the area. One reason for selecting this location was the "suitable head of water provided by the River Bollin and its proximity to the Bridgewater Canal and thus Liverpool". The factory
880-505: A manufacturer of machine tools and cranes, opened the Vauxhall Works on Greg Street, in 1900. Broadstone Spinning Company opened a large double mill in 1906/7. These major employers were accompanied by numerous smaller concerns, including dyeworks, bleachworks, wire ropeworks, brickworks, screw manufacturers, makers of surveying equipment, and a tobacco factory. A small number of closures of major industrial employers took place in
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#1732773391975960-403: A mild climate. The main population is situated along a linear stretch parallel with Reddish Vale. Reddish Vale and the lower lying land in the valley is often cooler and effectively a 'frost pocket'. It is still mild comparatively speaking; temperatures on a clear night will likely be colder than the land at the top of valley floor or, roughly speaking, along Reddish Road/Gorton Road. The effects of
1040-583: A shop and the Greg's glasshouses and digitise records relating to Gregs and the mill workers. During 2015–2020, the Quarry Bank Project improved the site for visitors with a £9.4 million restoration. "New areas have been restored and for the first time ever visitors can now explore the complete industrial heritage site at Quarry Bank". A promotional video published by the Trust depicts scenes and activities that visitors can experience. Quarry Bank
1120-672: A similar steam engine to display. The Gregs were involved in the triangular trade . Samuel Greg's brother-in-law, Thomas Hodgson, owned a slave ship, his father Thomas Greg and his brother John Greg part owned sugar plantations on the Caribbean island of Dominica . The best documented is Hillsborough Estate, Dominica which Samuel Greg and his brother Thomas inherited in 1795. In 1818 it had 71 male and 68 female slaves. A research document states that "although [Samuel] Greg did not rely on Caribbean estate earnings to finance entry into cotton spinning, his interest in plantations formed part of
1200-510: A somewhat paternalistic attitude toward the workers, providing medical care for all and limited education to the children, but all laboured roughly 72 hours per week until 1847 when a new law shortened the hours. Greg also built housing for his workers, in a large community now known as Styal Estate. Some were conversions of farm houses, or older residences but 42 new cottages, including the Oak Cottages (now Grade II Listed), were built in
1280-597: A third of Reddish by 1857, opened Albert Mills for cotton spinning in 1845. Moor Mill, manufacturing knitting machines, was built around the same time. William Houldsworth's Reddish Mill for cotton spinning was opened in 1864. Hanover Mill was built in 1865 for cotton spinning, but in 1889 was converted to make silk, velvet, woven fur etc. The Reddish Spinning Company, partly owned by Houldsworth, opened in 1870. Furnival & Co, making printing presses, opened in 1877. Andrew's Gas Engine works opened in 1878. The Manchester Guardian 's printworks opened in 1899. Craven Brothers ,
1360-516: A week ... although the child workers were not subjected to corporal punishment, bad behaviour brought overtime, threats that girls would have their heads shaved or young workers being locked in a room for days on a porridge-only diet". The estate and mill were eventually inherited by Robert Hyde Greg and then by Alexander Carlton Greg, who donated the site in 1939 to the National Trust . The mill continued in production until 1959. According to
1440-542: A wider family engagement in commerce that included significant slave-related business". "Samuel Greg ... his father Thomas and uncle John had interests in four estates in Dominica and St Vincent, ... while Samuel and his brother Thomas inherited the Hillsborough plantation in Dominica and other estates", according to a news item. The research document also confirms that Samuel Greg's brothers were owners of estates, in
1520-416: Is a country park . Reddish is recorded as Redich (1205, 1212), Redych, Radich (1226), Radish, Rediche (1262), Redditch (1381), Redwyche, Radishe and Reddishe (16th century). The name either means "reedy ditch" ( OE hrēod-dīc ) or "red ditch" (OE rēad-dīc ). Ekwall (1922) allows either form, stating "red" is less probable; Mills (1991) and Arrowsmith (1997) only give the "reed" option. The ditch referred to
1600-454: Is an example of an early, rural, cotton-spinning mill that was initially dependent on water power. The first mill was built by Samuel Greg and John Massey in 1784. Its design was functional and unadorned, growing out of the pragmatism of the men who felt no need to make a bold architectural statement. It was a four-storey mill measuring 8.5 metres (28 ft) by 27.5 metres (90 ft), with an attached staircase, counting house and warehouse. It
1680-493: Is divided into two wards ( Reddish North and Reddish South ) for the purpose of electing councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council . Each ward returns three councillors. As of May 2020, Roy Driver, David Wilson and Kate Butler (all Labour ) represent Reddish North; Janet Mobbs, Jude Wells (both Labour) and Gary Lawson (The Green Party) represent Reddish South. The 2021 local election saw Reddish South's first independent candidate, Daniel Zieba, who came fourth, beating
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#17327733919751760-637: Is home to many tertiary services. Houldsworth Square, named after local Victorian era mill-owner William Houldsworth ), has many shops and banks serving the local population. There are schools, such as Reddish Vale High School in South Reddish, which in 2006 became the only school in Greater Manchester to be announced by the Government as a 'Trust Pathfinder' school. In 2014, the school was judged by OFSTED as "an inadequate school" and
1840-648: Is of outstanding national and international importance". Quarry Bank Mill is on the outskirts of Styal in Cheshire , abutting and to the south of Manchester Airport . The mill is on the bank of the River Bollin which provided water to power the waterwheels. It was connected by road to the Bridgewater Canal for transporting raw cotton from the port of Liverpool. The site consisted of three farms or folds. Styal railway station opened in 1909, about
1920-536: Is possibly the Nico Ditch , an earthwork of uncertain origin bordering Reddish, Manchester and Denton. Folklore has it that the names Gorton and Reddish arose from a battle between Saxons and Danes. John Higson wrote in 1852 The neigh'ring trench is called the Nicker Ditch Flowing with blood, it did the name convey To th' bordering hamlet, Red-Ditch. Near here, Where the last 'tween the foes
2000-540: Is the predominant ethnicity . For the North Reddish ward, just under 97% of the population of 16,120 were identified as white (including Irish and other white), 1.48% as mixed-race , 0.73% as black, 0.6% as Chinese and 0.43% as Asian. For the South Reddish ward, just under 96% of the population of 13,935 were identified as White, 1.28% as mixed race, 1.28% as Asian, 0.86% as Black and 0.84% as Chinese. The housing stock remains mainly terraced and semi-detached. For
2080-607: The Domesday survey ; this is in common with most of the then southeast Lancashire area. A corn mill is known to have existed at the junction of Denton Brook and the River Tame from about 1400 onwards. The two main mediaeval houses were Reddish Hall at grid reference SJ899932 (demolished 1780, but visible on maps dated 1840) and Hulme Hall at grid reference SJ889926 , later known as Broadstone, then Broadstone Hall (demolished 1945). The Reddish family were major landowners in
2160-590: The Great Wheel . They used the same head and tail race and operated until 1959. When the mill was restored in 1983, a 25 feet (7.6 m) diameter waterwheel of similar design to that of Hewes by his pupil Sir William Fairbairn , was moved from Glasshouses Mill in Pateley Bridge and installed to provide power to work the machinery. Water flow from the Bollin was unreliable so an auxiliary steam engine
2240-468: The "earliest recorded occupational health service in this country", according to an article in the British Journal of Industrial Medicine . Quarry Bank Mill employed child apprentices , a system that continued only until 1847. Most were children of families in poverty, living in workhouses , which sent them to the mill which was "clamouring for cheap labour". At the time, the consensus was that
2320-472: The 1796 building forward beneath which the wheel was installed. The new building kept the 1784 detailing with respect to line and windows. The 1784 mill ran 2425 spindles, after 1805 with the new wheel it ran 3452 spindles. Weaving sheds were added in 1836 and 1838 and they were of two storeys and housed 305 looms. Before the 1830s, spinning mills produced cotton, that was put-out to hand-loom weavers who worked in their own homes or small loom shops , like
2400-544: The 1820s when the mill was being expanded. The National Trust , which runs the mill and Styal Estate as a museum that is open to the public, calls the site "one of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, home to a complete industrial community". According to the Council of Europe , the mill with Styal village make up "the most complete and least altered factory colony of the Industrial Revolution. It
2480-491: The Gregs for the workers at their, now demolished, Victoria and Albert Mills. Furnival Street was built in 1886 to house workers at the (demolished) Furnival's ironworks The largest collection is that built by Houldsworth near to his Reddish Mill, even though only Liverpool Street and Houldsworth Street remain after clearance in about 1974. The houses on Houldsworth Street, directly facing the mill, are grander and would have been for
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2560-414: The Gregs pragmatic way, looms were purchased gradually. The first wheel was a wooden overshot wheel taking water by means of a long leat from upstream on the River Bollin. The second wheel built by Peter Ewart in 1801 was wooden. To increase power he dammed the Bollin and took water into the mill directly, the tailrace leaving the river below the dam. The third wheel of 1807 was a replacement for one of
2640-476: The Gregs were not amongst the best employers in the country". A former director of the Quarry Bank Mill, and author of a book about Hannah Greg, provided this summary of child labour, based on extensive research. Over half of Samuel Greg’s workforce were poor and orphaned children ... the children were given good medical care by the Greg family doctor, and education in writing and maths three nights
2720-484: The Industrial Revolution . Built in 1784, the cotton mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building . 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
2800-619: The Liberal Democrats. Reddish borders Heaton Chapel and Brinnington of Stockport ; Denton of Tameside ; and Gorton and Levenshulme of the City of Manchester . Reddish is a densely populated area and is near to affluent parts of Greater Manchester, such as Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor . Reddish continues to be an attraction to many people in the Greater Manchester area to work, live and relax. Reddish has
2880-508: The North Reddish ward, the 6,914 housing units were divided into 8% detached house, 46% semi-detached, 36% terraced and 10% flats. For the South Reddish ward, the 6,598 housing units were divided into 5% detached house, 29% semi-detached, 44% terraced and 22% flats. There are no tower blocks in Reddish, unlike several neighbouring areas. Some housing built by factory owners for their employees remains. Greg Street, Birkdale Road and Broadstone Hall Road South have mid-19th century terraces built by
2960-956: The North-West region and the UK were £489 and £554 respectively (2001–4). Reddish is home to several listed buildings and structures. All the Grade I and Grade II* listings are part of Houldsworth's community. *Grade I The B6167 was designated a Quality Bus Corridor in 2004 and a number of modifications made. As of 2006, any improvements have not been quantified. The main bus route is the high frequency service 203 operated by Stagecoach Manchester , which runs from Stockport via Reddish and Gorton to Manchester city centre. Less-frequent services run to Ashton via Gorton & Droylsden ; Ashton via Denton; Manchester via Didsbury and Rusholme ; Hazel Grove ; and Wythenshawe . Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Too Many Requests If you report this error to
3040-518: The Stockport/Manchester area in general; the municipal planting consists of much New Zealand flora, such as Phormiums and Cordylines and Mediterranean plantings such as European Fan Palms and Canary Island date palms and Yuccas in residential gardens are commonplace. Weather data specifically for South Reddish can be found here : https://web.archive.org/web/20110710210003/http://www.everyoneweb.com/palmsnexotics/ White British
3120-479: The West Indies, where labour was provided by slaves. In 2020, the National Trust was working on a plan to include coverage about the owners of its properties, including the Quarry Bank Mill, who had links to colonialism and slavery. Visitors will find information about the "histories of slavery and colonialism" at the site. The relationship between mill owners and employees at Quarry Bank, starting in 1833,
3200-537: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 526347216 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:56:32 GMT Quarry Bank Mill Quarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill ) in Styal , Cheshire , England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of
3280-584: The alcoholism of an uncle of his father, see also Samuel Greg ). The pubs are supplemented by several working men's and political clubs. The Houldsworth WMC was awarded a blue plaque by Stockport MBC in December 2006. Reddish WMC was founded by in 1845 by millowner Robert Hyde Greg as a Mechanics' Institute and Library. Its members claim it to be the oldest club registered with the CIU . The extents have been well-defined for at least several hundred years. Reddish
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3360-454: The area from at least 1212 to 1613 when title passed by marriage to the Coke family. It passed down the family to Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester , who sold his land in Reddish at the end of the 18th century, and in 1808 it was bought by Robert Hyde Greg and John Greg. There were Hulmes in Reddish in the 13th century, and the land passed through the family until about 1700 when it was given to
3440-519: The best out of his workers by treating them fairly. He hired a superintendent to attend to their care and morals and members of the Greg family and external tutors gave them lessons. Some of the work was dangerous, with fingers sometimes being severed by the machines. Samuel Greg employed Peter Holland, father of the Royal Physician Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet and uncle of Elizabeth Gaskell , as mill doctor. Holland
3520-467: The business went into liquidation in 1982. The small 3 Rivers Brewery started brewing in Reddish in 2003 but had ceased brewing when the company was wound up in 2009. The pub stock is not well-regarded: "Never offering the best selection of pubs in the borough, it is now easily the worst area for real ale availability ..." is a typical description. It has been suggested that this may be a consequence of Robert Hyde Greg 's disapproval of alcohol, (due to
3600-462: The children were better off in labour than they would have been under 'the step-motherly care of the Poor Law'", according to a reliable source. Initially, the children were brought from Hackney and Chelsea but by 1834 they came mostly from neighbouring parishes or Liverpool poorhouses. The last child to be indentured started work in 1841. Child labour, constituted over half of the labour force in
3680-565: The conjunction of the waters of the Tame and Goyt. However, Black Brook cannot be le Merebroke as it does not flow to the Tame, but joins Cringle Brook, which flows into the Mersey several miles away via Chorlton Brook. With this exception, Crofton's interpretation of the 1322 boundaries matches those shown on Ordnance Survey maps of the 19th century. In 1866 Reddish became a separate civil parish . Reddish became an urban district in 1894. By 1901
3760-461: The decline in Lancashire cotton production and finishing. Broadstone Mills ceased production in 1959; Reddish Mills closed in 1958 with the loss of 350-400 jobs; Spur Mill followed in 1972; and the long-lived Reddish Vale printworks closed by 1975; Albert Mill continued to trade as R. Greg and co under new ownership, but finally closed in 1982. Ashmore wrote in 1975 that "Stockport has ceased to be
3840-552: The early decades of the mill's operation, according to Prof Hannah Barker, chair of Manchester Histories at the University of Manchester . "By 1833 apprentices made up only 20% of workforce at Styal, and in 1847 the apprentice system was completely abandoned". The first children apprentices lived in lodgings in the neighbourhood then in 1790 Greg built the Apprentice House near the factory. Greg believed he could get
3920-427: The first half of the 20th century, due to the ebb and flow of trade. Andrew's Gas Engine Works was taken over in 1905 by Richard Hornsby & Sons of Grantham , the business was transferred to Grantham and the Reddish works closed some time during the great depression following WWI . Cronin indicates that the works were still in operation in 1930. The Atlas wire rope works closed in 1927. Reddish took its share of
4000-625: The higher placed workers. The shopping area around Houldsworth Square contains about eighty small shops and has been chosen as one of eight areas to benefit from the Agora Project, an EU -funded project to reverse the decline in local shopping areas. Stockport MBC describes Reddish as one of the eight major district centres in the borough that offer "local history, modern convenient facilities and traditional high street retailing". The other seven are Bramhall , Cheadle , Cheadle Hulme , Edgeley , Hazel Grove , Marple and Romiley . Reddish
4080-403: The historic listing, the 32 ft. diameter waterwheel was replaced by two turbines in 1904. Some restoration was completed in 1969. In 2006 the National Trust acquired Quarry Bank House and its gardens and, in 2010, the gardener's house and the upper gardens. In 2013 the mill received 130,000 visitors. In 2013, the trust launched an appeal to raise £1.4 million to restore a worker's cottage,
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#17327733919754160-567: The layout of a modern recreation park". At that time, the Stockport Canal and the Reddish Iron Works made up two of the park's boundaries. The separate civil parish was merged into Stockport parish on 1 April 1935. In 1931 the parish had a population of 15,463. Reddish's position north of the Tame means it was historically part of Lancashire . On the merger with Stockport in 1901 the boundary between Lancashire and Cheshire
4240-493: The mid [stream] between the county of Chester and Assheton unto the Mereclowe at Redyshe so following Mereclowe unto Saltergate, from thence following the ditch of Redyshe unto Mikeldiche, following that unto Peyfyngate, following that unto Le Turrepittes between Heton Norreyes and Redishe, from thence following Le Merebroke unto the confluence of the waters of Tame and Mersey "Mere" means boundary in this context. The description
4320-469: The mill into mixed use. The area around Houldsworth mill is now designated as a conservation area. Reddish has been home to at least three breweries. Richard Clarke & Co brewed in the area for over 100 years, before being taken over, and later closed, by Boddingtons in 1962. David Pollard's eponymous brewery opened in the former print works in Reddish Vale in 1975, moving out to Bredbury in 1978;
4400-416: The mill was soon exhausted and Greg built plain cottages, including the Oak Cottages which are now Grade II listed; these were rented to his workers. Each house had a parlour, kitchen and two bedrooms (a two-up two-down ), an outside privy and a small garden. Rent was deducted from the workers' wages. The area of worker housing became known as Styal Estate. The Gregs owned a home in Manchester but also built
4480-469: The mill: "It is driven by an elegant water-wheel, thirty-two feet in diameter, and twenty-four feet broad, equivalent in power to one hundred and twenty horses" The Mill was attacked during the Plug Plot riots on 10 August 1842. The mill's iron water wheel , the fourth to be installed, was designed by Thomas Hewes and built between 1816 and 1820. Overhead shafts above the machines were attached to
4560-577: The municipal centres of Stockport and Manchester, it benefits from an ' urban heat island ' effect. Most of Reddish would be equivalent to Usda Zone 8B/9A in recent years and, with the influence of global warming, with typical annual minimum lows of around -5/-6C. Summer high temperatures average around 20-21C and peak at around 28C in any given year, occasionally to around 32C. Overnight lows average around 12-14C typically. Winter high temperatures average around 6-9C. Winter overnight lows typically average around 3C. Many tender plants can grow here and in
4640-534: The neighbouring County Borough of Stockport had effectively run out of land, and was overflowing into abutting districts. In 1901, after petitioning the Local Government Board , Stockport expanded into several areas including the whole of Reddish, described by Arrowsmith as Stockport's "greatest prize". Stockport gained Reddish's tax income and building land, and in return Reddish received several civic amenities. A council school opened in 1907, and
4720-474: The next fifty years with the Industrial Revolution. The water-powered calico printworks in Reddish Vale on the River Tame is known to have been working before 1800. Industrial development followed the line of the canal and was steam-powered throughout. A variety of manufacturers moved into Reddish during this period. Robert Hyde Greg and John Greg, sons of Samuel Greg of Quarry Bank Mill , who owned about
4800-416: The one Greg owned at Eyam . Hand-loom weaving continued in parallel to power loom weaving throughout the 19th century. Around 1830 the power loom became sufficiently viable for independent weaving sheds to be set up, and for larger owners to add weaving sheds to their spinning mills. A weaving shed needed the correct light and humidity and a floor that was stable enough to withstand the vibration caused by
4880-547: The other Stockport constituencies of Hazel Grove (10.9) and Cheadle , placed third best in the UK with a value of 7.9. On a narrower level, the estimated household weekly income for the period April 2001 to March 2002 for North and South Reddish wards was £440 and £400 respectively. In comparison with nearby wards, this is higher than Gorton North, Gorton South and Brinnington (at £350, £330 and £340 respectively), slightly lower than Denton West (£480) and significantly lower than Heaton Moor and Heaton Mersey (£590). The averages for
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#17327733919754960-408: The picking of many looms. Quarry Bank Mill is of national significance in that it used two-storey side-lit buildings rather the a single storey sheds with a saw-tooth roof. The first two-storey shed at Quarry Bank was 33 metres (108 ft) by 6.5 metres (21 ft). The 1838 building was 30 metres (98 ft) by 10 metres (33 ft) to which a storey was added in 1842 for warping and beaming. In
5040-466: The river's water level was low in summer and could interrupt production of cloth during some years. Steam engines could produce power all year round. Today the mill houses the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, an iron wheel moved from Glasshouses Mill at Pateley Bridge designed by Sir William Fairbairn who had been Hewes' apprentice. The sparse accommodation that existed when the Gregs built
5120-423: The tail race through a tunnel a kilometre downstream to rejoin the Bollin at Giant's Castle. This gave a head of 32 feet (9.8 m) acting on the 32 feet (9.8 m) diameter suspension wheel- which is 21 feet (6.4 m) wide. The Great Wheel operated from 1818 to 1871 when the mill pool had silted up, and then to 1904. In 1905 two water turbines built by Gilbert Gilkes and Company were installed to replace
5200-541: The title in the mules had passed to the scrapman, it was decided that the company was not entitled to compensation amounting to over £60,000, despite the fact that the machinery was still on its premises. Actions in the High Court and the Court of Appeal in 1965 were fruitless. Some of the mills vacated by the spinners found other uses. The Reddish Spinning Company's mill was taken over by V. & E. Friedland who became
5280-708: The traditional Reddish – Heaton Norris border, but are now firmly inside Heaton Chapel. The Stockport Branch Canal passed through Reddish and opened in 1797. It seems to have had little effect by 1825, when Corry's description of Reddish, in full, was "The population of Reddish is but thin". Booker states that in 1857 Reddish was almost entirely agricultural, being made of meadow and pasture (1,320 acres (5.3 km)); arable land (90 acres (360,000 m)); wood and water (50 acres (200,000 m)); and buildings and streets (44 acres (180,000 m)). At that time, Reddish contained "neither post-office, schoolmaster, lawyer, doctor, nor pawnshop". The population increased over tenfold in
5360-417: The water wheel by a belt. When the wheel turned, the motion moved the belt and powered the machinery. A beam engine and a horizontal steam engine were subsequently installed to supplement the power. The Hewes wheel broke in 1904 but the River Bollin continued to power the mill through two water turbines. The mill owners bought a Boulton and Watt steam engine in 1810 and a few years later purchased another because
5440-402: The wooden wheels. It is believed it was a suspension wheel , 8 metres (26 ft) in diameter made from iron to the design of Thomas Hewes . The fourth wheel, the Great Wheel was also designed by Hewes. The challenge was to increase the head of water acting on the wheel while using the same volume of water. It was achieved by sinking the wheel pit to below the level of the river and taking
5520-487: The world's largest manufacture of doorbells; an extension to the mill won several architectural awards. The mill is now residential. Broadstone Mill was partly demolished, but now houses small commercial units. Regeneration efforts at Houldsworth Mill were instrumental in Stockport Council winning British Urban Regeneration Association's award for best practice in regeneration. £12 million has been spent to convert
5600-464: Was a township and chapelry in the ancient parish of Manchester , but lay outside the Manor of Manchester. This had the effect that boundaries of Reddish were described by the boundaries of the Manor of Manchester, with the exception of that with Cheshire , which was the River Tame . The manor boundaries were surveyed and recorded in 1322, and the relevant part was: following the said water [Tame] to
5680-540: Was built in 1784 by Greg to spin cotton. When Greg retired in 1832 it was the largest such business in the United Kingdom. The water-powered Georgian mill still produces cotton calico . The Gregs were careful and pragmatic, paternalistic millowners, and the mill was expanded and changed throughout its history. When Greg's son, Robert Hyde Greg , took over the business, he introduced weaving . Samuel Greg died in 1834. An 1835 report provided these specifics about
5760-497: Was designed to use water frames which had just come out of patent, and the increased supply of cotton caused by the cessation of the American War of Independence . The water wheel was at the north end of the mill. The mill was extended in 1796 when it was doubled in length and a fifth floor added. A second wheel was built at the southern end. The mill was extended between 1817 and 1820 and a mansard-roofed wing extended part of
5840-495: Was explored in the 2013–2014 television series The Mill . The producers used stories from the archives of the mill; the ten episodes were based on the stories but included some fictional characters. Some of the exteriors were filmed at the Quarry Bank Mill while others in the city centre of Chester and at Chester Crown Court. Interiors of the work in the mill were filmed in Manchester because "the real factory floor couldn’t be easily converted from its contemporary function as
5920-436: Was fought, Where victory was won, that memorable Eminence proudly was distinguished By the name of Winning Hill. The streamlet Aforemention'd gains appellation Of Gore Brook, also the contiguous Happy hamlet through which it floweth still Bears, in glorious commemoration, And e'er shall, the honour'd name of Gore Town. Farrer and Brownbill dismiss this interpretation as "popular fancy". Reddish does not appear in
6000-418: Was later put into special measures. There are several measures of overall wealth and poverty. The Human Poverty Index calculates a value based on longevity, literacy, unemployment and income. High values indicate increasing poverty. The parliamentary constituency scores 14.4, close to the UK average of 14.8. This compares well with neighbours Manchester Gorton (20.5) and Stockport (14.2), but poorly with
6080-556: Was moved to place it in Cheshire. In 1974 Stockport and several adjacient territories became a unified metropolitan borough in the newly created metropolitan county of Greater Manchester . The parliamentary constituency of Denton and Reddish has been represented by Labour MP Andrew Gwynne since 2005 . At the 2010 general election , Gwynne got 51% of votes, and the second-placed Conservative candidate 25%. The seat has been held by Labour since its creation in 1983. Reddish
6160-410: Was procured in 1810. It was a 10 hp beam engine from Boulton and Watt . In 1836 with the arrival of power looms a second 20 hp Boulton and Watt beam engine was acquired. The first horizontal condensing engine was acquired in 1871. A new engine house was built. In 1906 the 1871 engine was replaced by a second-hand 60 hp engine. The engines no longer exist and the museum has purchased
6240-472: Was provided. (The Gregs were Unitarians who believed in educating their workers, including Sunday School for both sexes.) Initially, schooling was provided only for boys, for an hour on three evenings of the week, at most; by 1833 the mill claimed that girls were also getting some education on Sunday afternoons. A comparative study of child mill workers of the era by Katrina Honeyman indicated that "those at Quarry Bank were treated 'better than average', but that
6320-440: Was responsible for the health of the children and other workers, and was the first doctor to be employed in such a capacity. Life for the children was not ideal of course. Hours were long: 12 hours per day, six days a week, according to documents from 1794. Time for play was allowed only on Sunday afternoons. Still, their "diet appears to have been a relatively good one", according to Professor Barker's research, and some education
6400-431: Was traced into early 20th century features by Crofton and can be cast as following the middle of the Tame as far as Denton Brook at Reddish; and so following Denton Brook and a tributary as far as Thornley Lane South; and then following Thornley Lane as far as Nico Ditch; and following Nelstrop Road as far as the turf-pits between Heaton Norris and Reddish (these are lost); and from there following Black Brook as far as near
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