Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

Along Mileash Lane are mill workers’ cottages built from 1792. Further up the hill is a long stepped terrace of three -storey cottages from 1795/96.  Running behind this row is another stepped terrace on Lavender Row built around 1820/30s, that is more elaborate than the Mileash Lane terrace.

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.

Darley Park was once the parklands associated with Darley Hall, the home of the Evans family from 1835.  The Terrace Cafe is located in the only remaining part of Darley Hall – it was once the billiard room.  Darley Hall was demolished in 1962, the outline of the Terrace being the outline of the Hall.

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.

Along Abbey Lane, where locally this is known as Shop Row you will see the Village Shop.  The shop has been part of the scene since the development of the mill village and always seems to have been privately owned.

Adjacent to the shop are old stone buildings that may incorporate walls of the ‘lost’ Abbey.

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.

The Abbey public house, a recent use of a medieval building, the only substantial remains of the era of the long lost Augustinian Abbey.

Note the interesting plaque on the wall facing Darley Street.

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.

The tall building on the right is the four-storey West Mill built in 1821.  A mill constructed using advanced cast iron structural techniques – note the ‘tromp l’oeil’ windows painted on the wall of this building, carefully added to visually ‘balance’ the building when seen from a distance.

In the foreground is the Darley’s restaurant which was once the mill canteen.

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.

Near the bridge, as you enter the Darley Abbey Mills complex you can see the Gatehouse.  The Gatehouse controlled the flow of workers, raw materials and finished goods in and out of the site.

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.