Lombe's Mill

Lombe's Mill
	Lombe's Mill, viewed across the River Derwent, 18th century.
	Location within Derbyshire
Silk
Alternative names	Italian Works
Structural system	brick
Owner	John Lombe
Coordinates	52°55′32″N 1°28′32″W / 52.9256°N 1.4755°W
Construction
Built	1721
Employees	300
Height	17m
Floor count	5
Other dimensions	33.5m x 12m
Water Power
Diameter / width of water wheel	7m /
Other Equipment	8 Filatoio; 4 Torcitoio; winding machines in top 3 storeys;

Lombe's Mill was the first successful silk throwing mill in Britain. It was built on an island on the River Derwent in Derby. It was built after John Lombe visited Piedmont in 1717 and returned to England with details of the Italian silk throwing machines – the filatoio and the torcitoio – and some Italian craftsmen.^[1] The architect was George Sorocold. At its height, the mill employed some 300 people.^[2]

^ Calladine 1993
^ S.D., Chapman (18 June 1972). The Cotton Industry in the Industrial Revolution (Illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 15. ISBN 9781349015153.

[callendine-1] Calladine 1993

[2] S.D., Chapman (18 June 1972). The Cotton Industry in the Industrial Revolution (Illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 15. ISBN 9781349015153.

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