United Kingdom - Derwent Valley Mills

"The Derwent Valley in central England contains a series of 18th- and 19th- century cotton mills and an industrial landscape of high historical and technological interest. The modern factory owes its origins to the mills at Cromford, where Richard Arkwright's inventions were first put into industrial-scale production. The workers' housing associated with this and the other mills remains intact and illustrate the socio-economic development of the area." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 - Silk Mill, Derby
The Silk Mill, Derby. Lombe's Silk Mill opened in 1721 with English technology developed in Italy which enabled silk to be thrown on machines driven by water power. Rebuilt after a 1910 fire, the Silk Mill now houses Derby's Museum of Industry and History. Thanks to Ivan of Czech Republic.






Postcard 2 - Sir Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mill
I received these following wonderful postcards of Derwent Valley Mills from Adrian of United Kingdom. Thanks so much. Sir Richard Arkwright built the world's first successful water-powered cotton mill in Cromford in 1771.




Postcard 3 - Darley Abbey Mills
The Darley Abbey Mills is a water-powered cotton factory site.




Postcard 4 -Strutt's North Mill, Bleger
The North Mill is the last remaining Strutt-built cottom mill in Belper, built in 1804 and now housing the Visitor's Center and exhibition on town's industrial heritage.




Postcard 5 - Masson Mills
The Masson Mill of 1783 proclaimed Sir Richard Arkwright's increasing wealth and self-confidence. Red brick was used in place of stone and the projecting section was topped by a bell cupola.




Postcard 6 - Milford
The dyehouse chimney at Milford.