Accidents at the Strutt Mills
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: Usual cost is £60-£70 depending on location and number of attendees.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 28th October 2026
- Tagged:
- 1800S | Accidents | Social History | Industrial History
How dangerous was it to work in the Strutt mills in Belper and Milford? Taken from the Strutt’s own accident book and contemporary newspaper reports, the talk delves into the facts and figures of the risks of working at the mills and how legislation affected working practices. You may be surprised by some of the findings! This talk by Trevor Lightfoot lasts approximately 60 minutes.
Views: 4 | 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.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Strutt's North Mill Volunteers
- Life as a Mill Worker in 1805
- What did the Strutts do for us? - Belper a Textile Town
- The Strutts and Belper Mills
- Framework Knitters of the East Midlands
- Milford in Photographs
- Getting Crabs, Throwing Stones and Other Offences: 19th Century Trespassers in Milford
- Belper's Extraordinary Waterpower Story
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