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Darley Abbey: St Matthew’s School

Edited by Sukie Khaira | Added on 23rd June 2017

St Matthew's School and New Road
St Matthew’s School and New Road

On Brick Row the imposing building is the old St Matthew’s School from 1826.  The left-hand wing was accommodation for the Schoolmaster and at the other end was accommodation for the Schoolmistress.

In December 2001, the Derwent Valley Mills in Derbyshire was inscribed on the World Heritage List. This international designation confirms the outstanding importance of the area as the birthplace of the factory system where in the 18th Century water power was successfully harnessed for textile production.

Darley Abbey contains the most complete of any of the cotton factory sites within the Derwent Valley.

Find out more information about the history of Darley Abbey here.

You can also find out what else there is to see and do in Darley Abbey here.

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