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            Looking down the River Derwent towards the Grade II Listed Lombe's Mill the first successful silk throwing mill in England. It was built by architect George Sorocold on an island on the River Derwent in Derby after John Lombe visited Piedmont in 1717, and returned to England with details of the Italian silk throwing machines.

Little of the original mill remains. It is known that it was five storeys high and rectangular in plan. It was built of brick, in Flemish bond, being 33.5 meters long by 12 meters wide. It was built on a series of stone arches that allowed the waters of the River Derwent to flow through. The mill was 17 meters high, topped by a shallow pitched roof. The throwing machines were two storeys high and pierced the first floor. The winding machines were situated on the top three floors. All the machines were powered by Sorocold's 7 metres diameter, 2 metre wide external undershot waterwheel. Its axle entered the mill through a navel hole at first floor level. It drove a 0.45 metre square vertical shaft that drove a line shaft that ran the length of the mill.

The mill passed through several owners and has been rebuilt several times, but the modified structure is extant and has been restored to house the Derby Industrial Museum.

Taken in: UK / England / Derby (show map)

Taken on: April 5, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D90
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
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Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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