Queen's Park Mill, Hendham Vale, Manchester
Summary
Printed invitation ticket for a tea party, to be held on the evening of January 1st, 1852. The ticket is now in poor condition, but the illustration can still be clearly distinguished. It shows a five-storey industrial mill building, with a smoking chimney, surrounded by outbuildings and a row of workers' cottages. A large covered vat, with what appears to be a weighted pulley system, perhaps to raise and lower its lid, is a noticeable feature in the mill yard. The mill has a valley setting, and the slope of Hendham Vale rises steeply on the right. Small figures going about their business populate the scene.
Object Name
Queen's Park Mill, Hendham Vale, Manchester
Date Created
December 1851
accession number
1982.18
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Support
card
Medium
ink