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Silk Mill Museum Of Making

A Grade II Listed Building in Derby, City of Derby

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9258 / 52°55'32"N

Longitude: -1.4757 / 1°28'32"W

OS Eastings: 435345

OS Northings: 336619

OS Grid: SK353366

Mapcode National: GBR PKD.MJ

Mapcode Global: WHDGT.9QJC

Plus Code: 9C4WWGGF+8P

Entry Name: Silk Mill Museum Of Making

Listing Date: 24 February 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1287508

English Heritage Legacy ID: 402035

Also known as: silk mill of Derby
Industrial Museum

ID on this website: 101287508

Location: Derby, Derbyshire, DE1

County: City of Derby

Electoral Ward/Division: Arboretum

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Derby

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: All Saints Derby

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16 May 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SK 3536 NW
2/136

FULL STREET
No 32 (Silk Mill Museum Of Making)

(Formerly listed as Industrial Museum)

II

Rebuilt in late C19, but the original site and retaining some of the brickwork of the silk mill established in 1717 by John Lombe, the first silk mill in this country. Red brick; of three and four storeys with octagonal tower block having octahedral slate roof. Built on arches on an island in the river. None of the original architectural ornament remains and the fine gates by Bakewell are now in Wardwick (qv).

The building converted to an Industrial Museum 1974.

Listing NGR: SK3534536619

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