Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
Read more about Quarry Bank Mill: Water Mill, Child Labour, Greg Family, Gallery
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