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Derby Industrial Museum

The museum occupies the site of the city's first silk mill, built in 1717 on the banks of the Derwent. That building burned down in 1910, but the remains of the original mill tower and the foundations of the mill building can still be seen on the site.

The ground floor of the museum is devoted to the Rolls Royce aircraft engine, with displays showing the importance of the aero industry in Derby's modern history. The remainder of the museum showcases the other industries that have played an imprtant role in Derby's development, incuding silk, mining, china, and the railroad.

There is a Railway Research Gallery, displays covering the history of the Midland Railway, and children will enjoy the life sized replica of an engine driver's cab.

Details
Derby Industrial Museum
Silk Mill Lane
off Full Street
Derby
Derbyshire
England
DE1 3AF
Location: just S of the A601; parking at the Assembly Rooms car park
Website: Derby Industrial Museum
Phone: 01332 255 308
Fax: 01332 255 108
map
OS SK353 366

Text © David Ross and Britain Express

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