Ironwork from Wm. Strutt's cotton mills
- maker:
- William Strutt
Ironwork from William Strutt's (1756-1830) Cotton Mills (South Mill) at Belper, Derbyshire, 1811-12, (two columns, one beam, three tie-rods). Strutt set about finding an answer to the problem of timber-floored buildings; his mill was the most technically advanced building of its time, incorporating an iron frame and brick arches to make it 'fire proof'.
Details
- Category:
- Building Construction
- Object Number:
- 1962-150
- Materials:
- iron
- Measurements:
-
overall: 280 mm x 3700 mm x 700 mm,
- type:
- ironwork
- credit:
- English Sewing Cotton Co. Ltd.
