Quarry Bank Mill is one of the best preserved textile factories remaining from the Industrial Revolution. Constructed in 1784, the mill itself is Grade II* listed and the site contains various additional buildings, including the glasshouse, built during the 1830s. The glasshouse was built to supply the owners, the Greg family, with popular fruit at the time. It is a curvilinear glasshouse which displayed innovative design and technology, sending a message about the financial and societal success of the Greg family. Unfortunately over some years, the glasshouse fell into a state of disrepair and through various phases it has now been restored to its former glory. Using information from the archives, the space has been recreated, matching how it once looked and is now a working garden.
Works included:
• Removal of middle and lower windows to facilitate scaffold erection.
• Once the scaffold was erected, the top windows were removed in readiness for decoration.
• Once the top windows are complete they were reinstated and the scaffolding was removed.
• The remaining windows to the middle and lower sections were removed, prepped and decorated.
• Any broken glass was replaced using heritage handblown glass to match the original.
• The gable end of the glasshouse was prepped and decorated.
• The timber panel in the gable end door had rotted and was repaired.
