2006

SK2956 : Cromford Mill

taken 18 years ago, near to Cromford, Derbyshire, England

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Cromford Mill
Cromford Mill
Cromford Mill was a water-powered cotton spinning mill and it is located in the village of Cromford. It was the first cotton spinning mill to be powered by water and was the first successful large scale cotton manufacturing site. The Cromford Mill is considered one of the first modern factories of the industrial revolution and started the huge change in cotton manufacture.It was built by English industrialist Richard Arkwright in 1771.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry other tags: Former Cotton Mill Cotton Mill Arkwrights Mill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Richard Arkwright [44] · Mill Built [30] · Village [23] · Powered by Water [16] · Successful Cotton Factory [4] Title Clusters: · Cromford Mill [16] ·
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SK2956, 333 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Mykura   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 29 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2979 5693 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:6.5240N 1:33.3870W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2982 5694
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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