Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Derwent Valley Mills


Because of the role they played in the Industrial Revolution, the Derwent Valley Mills make up a World Heritage Site. We visited a number of mills: Strutt's North Mill in Belper, Arkwright's Cromford Mill, and Arkwright's Masson Mills.

belper east mill stack masson mill threads spools colors bobbins bobbin room light electricity danger boiler empty boilers between boilers the basement

More photos of mill machinery in my Derbyshire set.

No comments:

Post a Comment