Framework Knitters of the East Midlands
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:
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire were the centre for the framework knitting industry in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The talk traces the industry from the years of plenty, to the downturn in prosperity in the face of new machines, and the Luddite struggle for improvement in working conditions and better pay.
Views: 106 | Enquiries: 1About 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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