Many of the buildings are notable, dating from early 19thC. In particular Lowerhouse mill<\/a>, Long Row<\/a>, a terrace of 19 stone cottages, the houses at the very end of Mill Lane<\/a> with their unusually long overhangs at the eaves, and the library and school in Moss Lane.<\/p>\n Moss Brow<\/a> is one of the original lanes in the area, originally known as Hall Lane, remaining unchanged except for its metalled surface perhaps for centuries, and leading up to Bollington Cross<\/a>.<\/p>\n The land to left and right of the road to the Cheshire East Council recycling centre used to be Green Belt, but in spite of considerable opposition was re-zoned for industrial development that, in the event of the 2008 financial crisis, was never built. In January 2015 the site to the west of the road was further re-zoned for housing and approval given for the construction of 33 units. These have been built in 2018\/19 and is known as Dean Bank Close and Lowerhouse Green<\/a>. Approval has also been given to build c.37 units on the east side of the road. All of this land has a history of flooding. For much more on these developments and our opposition to them can be found on another page, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/happyvalley.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/94-27-300x188.jpg\" "\\"Lowerhouse")
This delightful community was almost entirely the creation of Samuel Greg<\/a> (son of Samuel Greg from Styal Mill) who bought Lowerhouse mill<\/a> and 53 of the houses and cottages for his workers from the estate of their builder, Philip Antrobus<\/a>. Greg took the physical hamlet together with its people and established a model paternalistic industrial community with a school, library, land for allotments and the encouragement for the residents to better themselves in body and mind by self sufficiency in food and opportunity for learning.<\/p>\n