NAMHO CONFERENCE 2012 - FURTHER INFORMATION
This page will be developed with background information about the venue and other sites locally that delegates may wish to visit in the subsequent week.
THE MILL
Visit Quarry Bank at Styal and discover the compelling story of mill workers, entrepreneurs and the Industrial Revolution. Watch hand-spinners at work, experience the clatter of machinery and the hiss of steam engines, and marvel at Europe's most powerful working waterwheel. Take a guided tour of the Apprentice House, which housed the pauper children who worked in the mill. Visit the stunning garden – the Greg family's picturesque valley retreat adjoining the mill. Stroll to Styal village, built by the Gregs to house the mill workers and still a thriving community, or walk through beech woods along the beautiful River Bollin.
Don't miss
- Experience demonstrations on how cotton was processed into cloth.
- See how water power was supplemented by steam power.
- Enjoy the garden, its terraced paths, spectacular views and cave.
Making the most of your day
Programme of events and guided walks throughout the year. School holiday activities for all the family. Children's play area. Picnic facilities. Trails and Tracker Packs. Cycle route. Dogs: under close control on estate. On lead only in mill yard.
INDUSTRIAL AND MINING LOCATIONS TO VISIT
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Anson Engine Museum at Poynton - covers the coal mining in the district which is the subject of talks and walks
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Weaver Hall (Salt) Museum at Northwich (salt and chemical industry)
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Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (there are also working steam engines in mills around the Manchester area)
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'Catalyst', (the chemical industry museum at Runcorn)
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National Coal Mining Museum for England - some distance (55 miles - 1.5 hours) but free and well worth visiting if you rarely travel to the north
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Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock (43 miles - 1.5 hours)
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
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Tatton Park (house and gardens)
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Trafford Centre (shopping - there are many shopping opportunities in the area)
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Jodrell Bank (scientific interest)
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Manchester Airport (with Concorde)
Links on the DCC website (www.DerbysCC.org.uk) will take you to further information about Alderley Edge and the mines and also to the NAMHO handbook on-line.
Printed: 18/05/2012