Belper-an early cotton factory town

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North Mill, 1804, Belper. Jedediah and William Strutt came to Belper in 1777 to build a cotton factory with Arkwright machinery.

Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

North Mill, Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

Belper, Derbyshire

Railway, Belper

Factory housing, Belper

Factory housing, Belper

Mill pond from the Derwent River that powered the Strutt Mills.

North Mill, 1804, Belper

North Mill, Belper, replaced an earlier Strutt factory.