Cromford Mill
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Cromford Mill is 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 is now the centrepiece of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a multi-use visitor centre with shops, galleries, restaurants and cafes.
Cromford Mill
Gateway to Arkwright's Mill
A "Cromford dollar". The figures "4|9" show a value of 4 shillings and 9 pence
The first mill viewed from the yard in 1995
Cotton mill
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A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Spinning mills in Ancoats, Manchester, England – representation of a mill-dominated townscape
Lancashire cotton mill, 1914
Marvel's Mill in Northampton, pictured in 1746 – the earliest known pictorial representation of a cotton mill
Richard Arkwright's first 1771 Cromford Mill in Derbyshire, with three of its original five storeys remaining