Silk Mill

Some articles on silk mill, mill, mills, silk:

Derby Industrial Museum
... Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England ... The museum is housed in Lombe's Mill, a historic former silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site ... George Sorocold built Britain’s first mill for the Lombe brothers, beside the River Derwent to house machines for "doubling" or twisting silk into thread ...
Inglewhite - History
... The road names of Button Street and Silk Mill Lane indicate other industries that once thrived near the village ... Silk Mill Lane derives its name from a silk mill powered by a waterwheel which once stood adjacent to where the brook crosses the Lane ... The Congregational Chapel on Silk Mill Lane was founded in 1819 ...
Whitchurch Silk Mill - See Also
... Whitchurch Silk Mill official website Description of Silk Mill on town's official website UK Charity Commission information about the charity no.900621, Whitchurch Silk Mill Companies House The ... The two companies operating the Silk Mill are nos.02506000 (the Trust) and 01968546 (for trading) ...
Allentown, Pennsylvania - History - Early 20th Century To Present
... early 20th century was brought about by the silk and textile industry ... The Adelaide Silk Mill, one of the largest in the world at the time, opened in Allentown in 1881 ... By 1928, there were more than 140 silk and textile mills in the Lehigh Valley, making it the second largest industry in the region ...

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