Sir Richard Arkwrights Masson Mills

An excellent and interesting experience. You really get the feeling of how working in the Victorian and later textile industry was like. Not only is there an array of static and moving machinery but also a guide who runs some of the fabric making machines but is very informative and knowledgeable of the whole process. Great visit and highly recommended.

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What an amazing place! Full of original cotton mill machinery some of which is worked by the helpful people there. It can be quite noisy for a few minutes at a time while the weaving machines are demonstrated. Fascinating building kept in its original state with information about the conditions for the people who worked there giving a real insight. I'd recommend the guided tour to get the most information and the best experience.

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I had a fascinating visit to Masson Mills - i booked the guided tour and discovered how Richard Arkwright not only invented and developed the water powered cotton spinning frame, but established the factory system, which was copied across the world and played a major part at the start of the industrial revolution. As a result Masson Mills is part of a collection of Derwent Valley Mills and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a valuable piece of textile history and at the museum you can hear all about how cotton thread was produced from its raw state with live demonstrations of the weaving machinery and what it was like to work in one of these mills. Highly recommended if you are interested in the history of the industrial revolution, weaving technology and textiles.

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Amazing experience. Amanda loved guiding us around the mill and demonstrating the looms working. Whole guided tour was about 1 3/4 well worth the visit. You have to pay for the public car park next door if you purchase items in the shop a slight reduction will be given to the car parking.

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