Derby Silk Mill

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Derby Silk Mill is a historic industrial museum in Derby widely regarded as one of the earliest sites of the modern factory system and part of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former silk mill
historic building
industrial museum
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Derby Silk Mill
surface form: Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
architecturalStyle industrial architecture
category Industry museums in England
Museums in Derby
Textile mills in Derbyshire
World Heritage Sites in England
country United Kingdom
floorCount multiple storeys
hasCollection industrial heritage
local history of Derby
social history
technology
hasExhibition development of factory system
history of the Derwent Valley Mills
industrial revolution in Derby
hasWebsite https://www.derbymuseums.org/locations/museum-of-making-at-derby-silk-mill
heritageDesignation Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus one of the earliest factories in England
inception early 18th century
locatedIn Derby
Derbyshire
River Derwent
surface form: Derwent Valley

England
United Kingdom
city centre of Derby
locatedOn River Derwent
material brick
near Derby Cathedral
Derby city centre riverside
operator Derby Museums Trust
surface form: Derby Museums
originalFunction silk throwing mill
ownedBy Derby Museums Trust
surface form: Derby Museums
partOf Derby Museums Trust sites
Derby Museums Trust
surface form: Derby’s Museum of Making project

Derwent Valley Mills
publicAccess yes
significance widely regarded as one of the earliest sites of the modern factory system
significantEvent early example of modern factory system
touristAttraction yes
use exhibition space
museum

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Derby Silk Mill alsoKnownAs Derby Silk Mill
this entity surface form: Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
Derby hasMuseum Derby Silk Mill
this entity surface form: Derby Industrial Museum
this entity surface form: Derwent Valley Mills