MEMBER: Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
Designated as a World Heritage Site in 2001, the Derwent Valley Mills have been described as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It was here in the Derwent Valley that the essential ingredients of factory production were successfully combined. Water power was applied and used for the first time on a relatively large scale. Not only was textile production revolutionised with dramatic consequences for the British economy, the Arkwright model also informed and inspired developments in other industries.
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Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
County Hall Smedley Street
www.derwentvalleymills.org
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County Hall Smedley Street
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
01629 536831
www.derwentvalleymills.org