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Belper is a medium sized town located between Milford and Matlock Bath on the A6 road. Until Jedediah Strutt came to Belper in 1776, it was a small town well known for producing Nails. These quality nails were used throughout the world. If your surname is Naylor then it is most probable that your family originate from Belper. Jedediah Strutt developed a knitting machine, which made his fortune; He then went into partnership with Richard Arkwright to build the first water powered cotton spinning mills here. Over a period of 27 years from 1786 a collection of six mills were built. The original North mill was destroyed in a fire in 1803 and was rebuilt by his son William, This time he built it out of Iron and bricks so it was fire proof. To this day it is recognised as one of the worlds most important industrial buildings. Today only the North and East mills remain, The East mill was built by the English Sewing Cotton Company in 1912. The North mill is open to the public and I would recommend that you take a tour round this building. You can have a guide or use the magic wands for commentary. Between 1838 and 1840 the North Midland Railway was built through this town, it was engineered by George Stephenson. The unusual feature about the path of the railway through Belper is the fact that Mr Strutt did not want to see the trains, Because of this fact the railway lines run in a cutting. This means no level crossings or footbridges were required. On long row you can see where some houses were demolished to make way for this cutting. The new passenger station on King street was opened on 10th March 1878, The original train station is now covered by the supermarket. On this site you will find many Belper Hotels with 70% off standard rates. They offer the best prices in the best areas of Belper. |
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The Lion Hotel, Bridge Street, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1AX
Makeney Hall Hotel, Makeney, Milford, Belper, Derby, Derbyshire, DE56 0RS |
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