The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1975. A C18 Museum.

The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage

WRENN ID
guardian-doorway-bracken
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1975
Type
Museum
Period
C18
Address
The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage, Quarry Bank Road, Styal
OS grid reference
SJ 836 832
Coordinates
53.34556, -2.24676
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Apprentices House and Apprentices House Cottage, built in 1790 with two early 19th-century extensions, were originally designed as a residence for apprentices. Later, they served as a laundry and were converted into three flats in 1847. Currently, they function as a museum display and a flat. The buildings are constructed of red brick in English garden wall bond, topped with a Welsh slate roof and featuring four brick chimneys. They have a rectangular plan with two parallel ridges.

The west front is three storeys high and has three bays, characterized by two stone-coped gables with ball finials. The windows are 2 or 3-light casements set in chamfered, four-centred headed brick reveals, topped with brick label moulds. The central bay features a brick gabled porch with a semi-circular headed entrance and a door with five tall panels. The south front has similar windows, although some openings are blocked with segmental brick heads, indicating their original design. The east front includes a large semi-circular headed sash window with glazing bars in the original section.

Inside, the layout and fittings reflect the 1847 conversion, except for one room that has iron columns supporting the upper wooden floor. Samuel Greg, the original owner, was known as an enlightened employer who housed up to 100 apprentices, both boys and girls, who contributed significantly to the workforce of this rural mill.

Local climate

The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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