Hat Works
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The Hat Works is a museum
located in Stockport
, Greater Manchester
. The museum opened in 2000. Prior to that, smaller displays of hatting equipment were exhibited firstly in Stockport Museum and then from 1993 in the former Battersby's hat factory.
The building called Wellington Mill, was originally a cotton spinning mill
built in 1830–1831 before becoming a hat works in the 1890s. It is a Grade II listed building and is situated on the A6 Wellington Road South, between the town centre and the railway station
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The 200 feet (61 m) chimney was added in 1860. Ward Brothers, who were hatters, occupied part of the building from the 1890s to the 1930s.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located in Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. The museum opened in 2000. Prior to that, smaller displays of hatting equipment were exhibited firstly in Stockport Museum and then from 1993 in the former Battersby's hat factory.
The building called Wellington Mill, was originally a cotton spinning mill
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
built in 1830–1831 before becoming a hat works in the 1890s. It is a Grade II listed building and is situated on the A6 Wellington Road South, between the town centre and the railway station
Stockport railway station
Stockport railway station is in Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly station on the West Coast Main Line from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. It was opened on 15 February 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, following completion of the large...
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The mill building
Wellington Mill, was built in 1828 by Thomas Marsland to spin cotton, four years after the opening of the turnpike now known as Wellington Road South. It was one of the first fireproof mills. The mill was built with cast iron columns and brick vaults, which are filled with sand. The ceiling cavities were also filled with sand. There are 2 rows of 14 cast iron columns on each floor and cast iron roof trusses. Wellington Mill was seven stories tall and thus is one of the tallest mills in Stockport.The 200 feet (61 m) chimney was added in 1860. Ward Brothers, who were hatters, occupied part of the building from the 1890s to the 1930s.