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Building record MDR10428 - Probable Former Offices, Old Lane, Darley Abbey, Derby

Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) ? (Georgian to Late 20th Century - 1825 AD? to 1968 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • World Heritage Site

Full Description

Further surviving buildings of note were present by the middle of the 19th century: an Italianate two-storeyed building, perhaps offices, just north of Long Mill. (1) The mill closed in the late 1960s but still flourishes after a fashion, split up into smaller industrial units. (2) Offices of William Hillier. Rendered building, now 2-storey but originally single-storey. Second storey added after 1969. Built as offices c.1825-30. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Menuge, A (English Heritage). 2000. Boar's Head Mills, Darley Abbey, Derby, English Heritage Briefing Notes. p 5.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Craven, M. 1996. The Illustrated History of Derby Suburbs. p 54.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Morris, M (Mel Morris Conservation). 2004. Study to Identify Candidate Buildings for Grant Assistance and a Review of Conservation Area Boundaries, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Gazetteer: 14-016.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 35369 38614 (15m by 20m)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE
World Heritage Site Derwent Valley Mills

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • EDR3895
  • EDR2336

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Record last edited

Dec 21 2018 9:27AM

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