... year of the mill's completion. After Massey's death, Greg bought Massey's half of the mill for £1055 so that any of the profits which were to go towards Massey would now go to Samuel Greg. We know this from source 2: an extract from "The Memoranda of Quarry Bank Mill from its commencement in 1784" written in 1881/2 by John Hewitt. Samuel Greg also inherited nearly £30,000 from his uncle Robert Hyde in 1782. We know this from source 1: Transcript of the financial agreement between Nathaniel Hyde and Samuel Greg, 1782. Samuel Greg used this money to go towards the building of Quarry Bank Mill. I will now tell you why Samuel Greg chose Styal for the location of Quarry Bank Mill. There were many advantages to the chosen site for Quarry Bank Mill. The land was ideal for building a mill as there was lots of space ...

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