3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 29cm x 22cm
Description
The Apprentice House Dormitory at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, where the child workers were housed. The apprentices were usually hired for a fixed period of seven years and the mill owner, Samuel Greg, preferred to hire girls rather than boys as they were "less truculent"
Image Details
Property Name
Styal Estate
NTPL Ref. No.
143326
Region
North West
©NTPL/Ian Shaw