Cotton spinning mill / colour pigment manufacturing → Visitor centre, art gallery, retail and restaurants
Cromford Mill
Mill Rd, Cromford, Matlock DE4 3RQ
Cromford Mills is a multi-use visitor centre, office space and learning venue which is the centrepiece of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Derwent Valley Mills - once the home of the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building, it was first classified in June 1950.[1] The multi-use venue is also home to shops, galleries, restaurants and cafes.
Literature
- Stratton, M. 2003. Industrial Buildings: Conservation and Regeneration, London, Taylor & Francis , p. 181
- Pragnell, H. J. 2000. Industrial Britain: An Architectural History, Ellipsis London PressLtd, p.78-813.
- cromfordmills.org.uk cromfordmills.org.uk/content/history
- historicengland.org.uk www.historicengland.org.uk/advice/constructive-conservation/sustainable-growth-for-historic-places/industrial-infrastructure
- erih.net www.erih.net/i-want-to-go-there/site/show/Sites/cromford-mills-world-heritage-site/?tx_erihsites_erihmap%5BgetVars%5D%5Baction%5D=getpage&tx_erihsites_erihmap%5BgetVars%5D%5Bsites%5D=2&cHash=5d146276ca5472bea60f693991ffab14
- historicengland.org.uk historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248010
- cromfordmills.org.uk www.cromfordmills.org.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/AS_masterplan.pdf