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SK3538 : Darley Abbey - former St Matthews School - northern pediment

taken 9 years ago, near to Allestree, Derby, England

Darley Abbey - former St Matthews School - northern pediment
Darley Abbey - former St Matthews School - northern pediment
The industrialist Thomas Evans developed cotton mills at Darley Abbey and, between 1792 and 1826, effectively provided a new village of over 130 houses for his workers. This included the following:
1792 - Darley Street (W side), Flat Square and West Row.
1792 - "The Four Houses" off Mile Ash Lane.
1797-1800 - Brick Row.
1800 - Lavender Row.
???? - Upper part of Mile Ash Lane (lower part constructed in 1870s).
1819 - St Matthews School.
1819 - St Matthews Church (see also Link ).
1826 - White-painted terrace on New Road.

For more information, please see LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link . Richard Stone's book "Buildings in Derbyshire - A Guide" pp142 to 147 is another useful resource (ISBN978-1-4456-0320-9).


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SK3538, 132 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Dave Bevis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 10 April, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 17 April, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3510 3845 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.5379N 1:28.7482W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3513 3843
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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