What did the Strutts do for us? - Belper a Textile Town
Strutt's North Mill Volunteers
- Organisation:
- Belper North Mill Trust
- Regions:
- Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Charity
- Fee:
- Paid: For groups over 10 the fee is likely to be £60. Smaller groups local to Belper can be negotiated.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 15th July 2024
- Tagged:
- Industrial Revolution | Social History | Mill
"What did the Strutts do for us?" – a description of the part that the Strutt family played in bringing the textile industry to the Derwent Valley in the 18th century – founding the first water-powered spinning mills and starting the factory system, in collaboration with Sir Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mills. The talk then describes the ways the Strutts provided a high standard of living for their workforce – from comfortable housing, health care, a reliable water supply and fresh food to provision of leisure facilities and support for a wide range of local social activity. The talk finishes with a description of the wider World Heritage Site and the opportunities offered for visitors in the Derwent Valley."
Views: 103 | Enquiries: 0About Strutt's North Mill Volunteers
Strutt's North Mill is a Grade I listed building located in Belper, Derbyshire, which was constructed using pioneering iron framed 'fire proof' technology. The mill complex was built by the Strutt family who harnessed water power to mechanise cotton spinning and transformed Belper into the world's first cotton mill town. The complex along with key sites along the Derwent valley was inscribed in 2001 as a World Heritage Site.
The Belper North Mill Trust is a volunteer run charity that is dedicated to educating the public about this wonderful and important heritage. We offer tours of the Belper Mill site, events, education sessions, walks and also a number of talks about the mills, history and the local area, which have been comprehensively researched by the speaker.
All proceeds go to the continued operation of the Trust to keep sharing the internationally important heritage of Belper and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
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