Darley Abbey - Industrial Housing :: Shared Description
The industrialist Thomas Evans developed cotton mills at Darley Abbey and, between 1792 and 1826, effectively provided a new village of over 130 houses for his workers. This included the following:
1792 - Darley Street (W side), Flat Square and West Row.
1792 - "The Four Houses" off Mile Ash Lane.
1797-1800 - Brick Row.
1800 - Lavender Row.
???? - Upper part of Mile Ash Lane (lower part constructed in 1870s).
1819 - St Matthews School.
1819 - St Matthews Church (see also Link
).
1826 - White-painted terrace on New Road.
For more information, please see Link and Link . Richard Stone's book "Buildings in Derbyshire - A Guide" pp142 to 147 is another useful resource (ISBN978-1-4456-0320-9).
1792 - Darley Street (W side), Flat Square and West Row.
1792 - "The Four Houses" off Mile Ash Lane.
1797-1800 - Brick Row.
1800 - Lavender Row.
???? - Upper part of Mile Ash Lane (lower part constructed in 1870s).
1819 - St Matthews School.
1819 - St Matthews Church (see also Link
).1826 - White-painted terrace on New Road.
For more information, please see Link
and Link . Richard Stone's book "Buildings in Derbyshire - A Guide" pp142 to 147 is another useful resource (ISBN978-1-4456-0320-9).by Dave Bevis
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Created: Thu, 16 Apr 2015, Updated: Thu, 20 Aug 2015
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