Liverpool 22 August

Today was an easy day. We left the hotel at 9:00 and travelled about 2 hours to Manchester where we visited the Quarry Bank Cotton Mill which still has some working machines but is used more as a working museum. It was really interesting to read about the industry and see the progression through the Industrial Revolution. We watched spinning demonstrations and saw how the old looms were used and their improvements to make it easier while giving the ability to weave wider material.

Quarry Bank Mill

Cotton Spinning

Weaving Looms

 

Mechanisation

We left there at 1:10 to travel on to Liverpool. We arrived there about 2:15. This was our stop for the night. As we were not going on the Magical Mystery Tour around Liverpool we did a bit of exploring ourselves and stocked up on toothpaste & shavers. We had a quiet dinner in and then an early night as the last few days have been so full on.