How far does Quarry Bank Mill demonstrate the methods of factory production introduced during the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

The way the mill was built was also similar to other mills of the time, because it was built in a rectangular shape with many floors. It was built 90 foot by 30 foot this was standard measurements of the time. Other features of the mill are the long, thin gallery like floors with many big windows along each wall. The big wooden and iron beams were also a typical feature of mills of the time.

Quarry Bank mill also used typical methods of the time. The machines of the time such as the power loom and the spinning Jenny were also used at Quarry Bank Mill. Machines were replaced when new ones were invented such as when spinning mules were invented they replaced Spinning Jenny's. Weaving sheds were added to the back of the mill. This meant that there would be more competition with other mills for the end products, because before they were added Quarry Bank mill was only a spinning mill.

The materials that the mill is made of were also typical to the materials used at other mills of the time. The bottom of the mill is made of sandstone with bricks on top. It has wooden floors and beams this is also typical of mills at the time. Each Floor was powered by a drive shaft in the middle this is the same as in other mills of the time. All the machines would be connected by a belt to the drive shaft and powered by this. The mill also has long metal beams from wall to wall from the outside to stop it falling down by the force of the machines this was typical of mills of the time.

All mills were prone to fire this is why wooden floors and doors were covered with large metal plates. This prevented the fire spreading all mills were built in this way. This was also a feature of mills of the time. Many wooden objects in all the mills such as wooden beams were often replaced with iron

Samuel Greg had the problem, as did other mills of the time of a lack of workers. He decided to invest in an apprentice house to house children. Other mills of the time also had child workers. He also built a village with many cottages, a schoolhouse, a chapel and a shop to attract more workers to the area. The treatment of children at Quarry Bank Mill was far better than at other mills this is were there were some differences.

Quarry Bank mill used water to power the machines other mills of this time. As waterpower was improved better water wheels were added to the mill. A weir was built to increase the drop in water. A weir lets water over the top of it and down in to the headrace. A millpond was also built to store water so that it could be let out over the headrace when needed. Other mills also tried to improve on how fast they could turn the wheel by developing waterpower. When the steam engine was invented one was installed at Quarry Bank mill. This was used when the water level was too low to turn 'The great iron wheel.' This was added when the new mill was built one of the many extensions.

The new mill was built to accommodate this large wheel. It was built with an unusual Mansard roof. It was built in this way to provide a usable attic space, which was mainly used for storage.

Quarry Bank mill is a good representative of a typical mill of its time. It used all the modern methods of making cloth.