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Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is located on the former site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. The site opened as Derby’s Industrial Museum, on 29 November 1974.
Lombe's Mill was the first successful silk throwing mill in England and probably the first fully mechanised factory in the world. [3] Thomas Cotchett's mill, built in Derby in 1704, was a failure. John Lombe had visited the successful silk throwing mill in Piedmont in 1716, an early example of industrial espionage. He returned to Derby with the ...
Lombe employed his half-brother John Lombe to learn Italian silk processes. [1] The Lombes set up a new mill at Derby in 1719, on an island in the River Derwent, adjacent to a disused mill that had belonged to Thomas Cotchett and was built by George Sorocold. It eventually became a lucrative concern known as Lombe's Mill. The patent expired in ...
Silk was prepared for weaving by hand-throwing the silk. This was originally an outdoor activity, conducted under long shades, but when it moved into 23-metre-long buildings they also were called shades. [9] In Italy they found a way to do this using machines. Lombe's Mill in Derby was the first successful powered silk-throwing mill in England.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Derby: Multiple: Fine art, porcelains, local history, archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections. Operated by Derby Museums charity. Exhibits include large collections of Joseph Wright paintings and Royal Crown Derby porcelain. Established in 1879. [8] Derby Silk Mill (Museum of Making) Derby ...
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At the extreme southern end of the site, Lombe's Silk Mill now houses the Derby Industrial Museum. [55] This museum closed on 3 April 2011 and was mothballed for over two years. [56] In October 2013 a programme started to reinvent the silk mill for the 21st Century, incorporating the principles of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art ...