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Monument record MDR11493 - Silk Mill (site of), Spa Lane, Derby

Type and Period (3)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
  • (Victorian - 1860 AD? to 1880 AD?)
  • (Victorian - 1890 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Silk Mill shown on the 1852 Board of Health map. (1) The building had become a Boot and Shoe factory by c.1880, as shown on 1st ed. OS 25" map, and a Wire Mill is shown at the same location on the 2nd and 3rd eds. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: Board of Ordnance. 1852. Map of the Borough of Derby … Surveyed … for the local Board of Health A.D.1852.
  • <2> Personal Observation: Brown, J. Observation based on personal experience, map evidence, site visit etc..

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 34860 35398 (45m by 71m)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 22 2014 4:36PM

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