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The original site retains a connection with electricity as the location of the operational 132 kV Silk Mill substation. The remainder of the station, south of Silkmill Lane, operated until 1969 when it closed. [7] The plant, including the four chimneys, was demolished over the period November 1971 to February 1972. [10]
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.
Silk throwing was carried out at the steam-driven Woollam's Mill, near Redbourn Common. The mill was taken over by John Mangrove & Son, but closed in 1938. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Brooke Bond took over the silk mill as a food factory. Whilst it was still open, a young man in the village fell into a vat of jam and died.
The Grade II listed Old Silk Mill in Sheep Street is a three-storey building, originally used as a mill for spinning of silk thread; it closed in 1860 and became a silk throwing mill. [6] In 1902, the building was converted into the headquarters for the Guild of Handicraft. [2]
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Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England.It is located approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End.
Bath Street Mill was a silk throwing mill in Derby, built in 1851 for George Holme.In spite of the recession in the silk industry in 1857, he expanded the mill in 1868. In 2008 plans were made to convert the mill into flats and offices, but the building was damaged beyond repair by a fire in June 2009, and later demolished.
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