Dan Snow visits Quarry Bank!

Last week we welcomed TV historian Dan Snow to Quarry Bank. He was filming a piece for BBC’s The One Show on the links between the cotton industry and the abolition of slavery, prompted by the Oscar nominated film ‘Lincoln’. We managed to catch Dan for a couple of minutes and he very kindly agreed to record the…

‘Best Wishes’ – Emily Gair Greg

Our wonderful exhibition ‘Best Wishes’ has been open for over a month now and hopefully you’ve had the chance to come and see it. I thought as a way to entice you to visit the exhibition if you haven’t already would be to tell you the story of the inspiration behind ‘Best Wishes’; Emily Gair Greg….

Every shade of the spectrum – half term at Quarry Bank

If you’re feeling slightly harassed by children old and young alike for something fun to do this half term then look no further because here at Quarry Bank we have a week full of fun activities for you and the family to try! All week-long (Mon-Fri) we are running our ‘All the colours of the rainbow’ workshop, where…

And we have lift off!

So a few weeks ago I hopefully convinced you all why Quarry Bank is such a special place, and hinted at the big changes that are about to happen at the property. Today we officially launched our appeal for £1.4 million in the hopes of bringing together the jigsaw that is all the parts of…

Our Feathered Friends: Quarry Bank’s Big Garden Bird Watch 2013

Quarry Bank isn’t just home to humans. Both the gardens and Styal Estate are home to a variety of different species, including a huge variety of birds. The gardens here at Quarry Bank covers a vast 13 acres including formal gardens meadow and woodland walks. Ann Gaughan, one of our gardeners, felt that the gardens…