Monument record MDR5674 - Dockholm Mills, Bennett Street, Long Eaton
Type and Period (1)
- LACE FACTORY (Edwardian to Unknown - 1906 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 486344, Dockholm Mills. A single-storey lace factory of 1906, brick-built with gabled, pitched slate roof. Built by Frederick Salisbury of Salisbury Brothers, lace manufacturers, in whose occupation it remained until c. 1950. Originally powered by a gas engine. Now occupied by Charmlace, Leavers lace and net manufacturers [1986]. (1)
This single-storey factory of twelve standings was built in 1906 by E Hooley for F Salsbury & Sons, a firm which previously had standings in Willatt's Factory and the Harrington Mill. The factory was occupied by Salsbury's in the 1980s, although about 1953 the firm joined the Pelwood Group. (2)
Now unoccupied [2005]. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR6754 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. p.25.
- <2> SDR18854 Bibliographic reference: Mason, S A. 1994. Nottingham Lace, 1760s-1950s. p. 279.
- <3> SDR22141 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2005. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology: Gazetteer of Sites, Part II, Borough of Erewash (second edition). p. 26.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 485 344 (68m by 60m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2017 11:10AM