Monument record MDR5712 - Former lace workshop, New Tythe Street, Long Eaton
Type and Period (1)
- LACE FACTORY (Victorian - 1870 AD to 1879 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 496 334 New Tythe Street, Workshop. A two-storey brick building with a slate roof built in the 1870s along with the yard at the rear which contained Hill's Cottages, all owned by William Hill. The workshop was once used by Jonathan Flint as a carriage and bobbin works for the lace industry. It has had many occupants since and is currently used by Cristo Films. (1)
Former lace workshop in New Tythe Street, one of a number which preceeded the building of the first factories here. Two storeys. Photo with National Building Record. (2)
This two-storey building, about 18 feet by about 34 feet, possibly dating from the 1840s, was at one time used as a lace factory, with two hand frames on each floor. By 1908 the building contained a machinist. (3)
Now occupied by D & C Cleaning Services. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR6754 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. p 33.
- <2> SDR19111 Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. lace workshop, Long Eaton.
- <3> SDR18854 Bibliographic reference: Mason, S A. 1994. Nottingham Lace, 1760s-1950s. p 289.
- <4> SDR22141 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2005. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology: Gazetteer of Sites, Part II, Borough of Erewash (second edition). p. 32.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 49595 33380 (12m by 13m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2017 4:48PM