Difference between revisions of "The Silk Mill"
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The Silk Mill - '''Derby's Museum of Industry and History''' | The Silk Mill - '''Derby's Museum of Industry and History''' | ||
The museum | The museum had a fascinating collection of artefacts relating to the city's industry, including the manufacture of silk textiles, aero engines, stationary steam engines, locomotives, etc. The site was part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site | ||
NOTE: THE MUSEUM | NOTE: THE MUSEUM HAS CLOSED AND IS MOTHBALLED - Check website, which may reveal what is happening. Or not. | ||
[http://www.derbymuseums.org/thesilkmill/] Museum website | [http://www.derbymuseums.org/thesilkmill/] Museum website | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 12 October 2014
c.1850 George Fletcher and Co grasshopper engine
Intake end of Rolls-Royce Engines: RB 211 engine
Locomotive valve motion model. Made by Neilson and Co in 1874 for the Derby Works of the Midland Railway
Joshua Buckton and Co tensile testing machine, ex-Midland Railway Derby Works
The Silk Mill - Derby's Museum of Industry and History
The museum had a fascinating collection of artefacts relating to the city's industry, including the manufacture of silk textiles, aero engines, stationary steam engines, locomotives, etc. The site was part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
NOTE: THE MUSEUM HAS CLOSED AND IS MOTHBALLED - Check website, which may reveal what is happening. Or not.
[1] Museum website
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