Styal Mill Coursework
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- Thu Jul 11 2002

... Styal Mill Coursework Question 1 Greg built Styal Mill during the industrial revolution. During the industrial revolution machinery was getting bigger and more dangerous; therefore it could no longer be used in homes. Styal Mill and many factories were built for the machinery to be used in them. Many Entrepreneurs were looking for sites to build mills on. Greg made several visits the countryside in and around Manchester. Finally he decided on Styal, a small hamlet north of Wilmslow. Styal is located close to Manchester, the Bridge water canal is only 8 miles away and the land was big enough. One of the important reasons Greg chose the site is because of the transport links. The bridge water canal would provide easy shipping of cotton near to the mill, then the last few miles would have to be done by horse and cart. Manchester is close to Styal, this is good













