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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Derby Industrial Museum | 0 | 1 |
| Derwent Valley Mills | 0 | 1 |
| Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
this entity surface form:
Derwent Valley Mills