Why the Site for Quarry Bank Mill was Chosen by Samuel Greg
After years of experience in textile manufacturing, and a lucky boost
of confidence due to finance, in 1783, Samuel Greg made several
journeys into the countryside around Manchester searching for a
suitable site where he might build a new mill. The site at Styal
seemed ideal to accomplish its sole purpose; to make profit. The aim
of this essay is to investigate all the factors Greg considered whilst
selecting the site, in the hope that we can then find out why he chose
to build the mill there, why he chose to build at time and why he
built a mill at all. It is important to investigate all the aspects in
detail so we can then have a clear understanding of his success.
Issues include his upbringing, geography, finance and luck. If we
delve deep into all the information and research, these factors link
together to make a strong conclusion.
Samuel Greg had an advantage over other manufacturers, however, he may
not have realised it at the time. Greg was born in 1758, the third son
of a Belfast merchant and ship owner. Although generally successful in
his business ventures, Thomas Greg often endured periods of financial
difficulty, which then caused Samuel and his 12 other siblings to
suffer. In 1766 when he was 8 years old, Robert Hyde, Samuel Greg’s
uncle, who was childless, offered to adopt his nephew. Thomas Greg
readily accepted. This was a significant event in the story of Quarry
Bank Mill because Robert Hyde himself owned a merchant manufacturing
business in Manchester, dealing primarily in fustian, a cloth produced
using both linen and cotton. Nearly 30% of the cotton spi...
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... never had got the experience with money and business if Nathaniel was
well enough to do it himself. His marriage also brought him luck, as
without her he wouldn’t have the money available to pay for the
adaptations. Finally timing helped Greg a lot, i.e: the end of the US
War of Independence and all these lucky factors being present at the
same time.
In conclusion, I think Samuel Greg chose this site because luck was on
his side and all the factors made it too good an opportunity to miss.
However I think his upbringing and financial status were most
important. If Greg was not brought up in the textile industry he may
have never got involved or interested in the trade. Also, without his
financial stability brought on from his inheritance and marriage, he
may never have had the confidence to go ahead with his plans.
invention that he wanted nothing more than to share it with his people. He felt that it
restrictions. For instance, every worker had to live in his village (Pullman, IL) and under no circumstances was anyone allowed to leave. The people had to buy from his store, pay him rent, and attend work every day.
With power that he received and the entire area completely conquered, he the continued his work and managed the government. He favored the instillation of several missions. Introduced traded of new plants, promoted cotton, and publicized Indian
to stop the threat of Civil war but also as he told a confident at the
During his journey to Jefferson, he had to overcome many obstacles to get to his goal like the flood, the crossing of the river, and the fire that was set by Darl. His main goal was not to look foolish but that was very unlikely because he was with a coffin with his son sitting helplessly on top with a concrete cast on his leg, and because of the hole in the coffin, the corpse smelled terrible.
to collect and compare different plats, animals, birds that he came across. He loved to
that same year. He was the first of their four children. For several generations the Mersi
to pressure northern politicians to liberate Maryland so that he could add another state to the
for him to live on. Therefore gambling was the only way to survive. I think
● To either bomb the area, or to set up a quarantine line – he wanted to avoid war.
social status, and he was the owner of a factory he had a lot of
wanted to be a leader of slavery. So he could get them out of slavery.
the crafts of stonecutting, brick making and carpentry to carry out the work of construction. The only things he had to get elsewhere were the intricate fittings like brass locks and doorknobs or glass.
his father as he worked on the farm, and he felt like he wanted to