QUARRY Bank launches its latest exhibition ‘Lost Voices’ with a free event on Saturday, March 3.

This year marks 100 years since women in the UK were granted the right to vote under the Representation of the People Act. However, the new law only applied to women over the age of 30, and who either owned land themselves or were married to men who did.

It wasn’t until 10 years later, in 1928, that the Equal Suffrage Act was passed, granting all men and women equal electoral rights.

Quarry Bank’s new exhibition will feature a series of powerful installations across the site dedicated to the ‘lost voices’ of the 10 years between the two Acts, as much of the cotton mill’s female workforce would have been.

The launch event includes a guided tour and the opportunity to see some of the archive documents uncovered during the research for the exhibition. The exhibition runs until October.

As well as the free launch event, curator of the exhibition Dr Ruth Colton from the University of Manchester will be hosting a talk with tea and cake, from 1pm to 3pm, exploring the themes of ‘Lost Voices’ and how they relate to women’s experiences today. Tickets for this can be purchased at nationaltrust.org.uk