 Hat Works, Stockport | |
  Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Wellington Mill |
| Spinning Mill | |
| Structural system | Brick and cast iron fireproof mill |
| Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Owner | Thomas Marsland |
| Current tenants | The Hat Works Museum, residential |
| Coordinates | 53°24′31″N 2°09′44″W / 53.4085°N 2.1622°W |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1828 |
| Renovated |
|
| Floor count | 7 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Wellington Mill |
| Designated | 10 March 1975 |
| Reference no. | 1356847 |
The Hat Works is a museum in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, which opened in 2000.[1] Before that, smaller displays of hatting equipment were exhibited in Stockport Museum and in the former Battersby hat factory.[2]
The building, Wellington Mill, was built as an early fireproof cotton spinning mill[3][4] in 1830–1831 before becoming a hat works in the 1890s.[5] It is a Grade II listed building[4] on the A6, Wellington Road South, between the town centre and Stockport railway station.
- ^ "Mad hatters win top award". Stockport Express. M.E.N. Media. 2 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ Williamson 2006.
- ^ Fletcher & Ahmet 1994.
- ^ a b Robina McNeil; Michael Nevell (2000). A guide to the industrial archaeology of Greater Manchester. Association for Industrial Archaeology. ISBN 978-0-9528930-3-5. OCLC 45829134.
- ^ "Spinning the Web > Home > Spinning the Web partners > Stockport Library and Information Service". Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.