Belper North Mill

Belper North Mill

The mill in 2006
Location in Derbyshire
Cotton
Structural system	Industrialised iron framed 'fire-proof' brick
Location	Belper, Derbyshire, England
Client	William Strutt
Coordinates	53°01′42″N 1°29′13″W / 53.0282°N 1.4869°W / 53.0282; -1.4869
Construction
Built	1804
Floor count	6
Floor area	127 feet (39 m) long by 31 feet (9.4 m) wide
Floor usage	In 1804 Ground Floor:Unloading 1st: Spinning 2nd: Spinning 3rd: Carding 4th: Carding 5th: Reeling attic: Schoolroom
Design team
Awards and prizes and listings	World Heritage Site
Water Power
Wheels	1
Diameter / width of water wheel	18 feet (5.5 m) / 23 feet (7.0 m)
Carding Equipment	136
Ring Frames path	80 spinning frames with 4236 spindles
Other Equipment	1812 16 draw frames 4 stretching frames Plus reeling, doubling and twisting frames

Belper North Mill, also known as Strutt's North Mill in Belper, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills, given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001.

The mill is sited in Belper, a town in Derbyshire, England, roughly halfway between Derby and Matlock.

The original North Mill, completed in 1786 by Jedediah Strutt, was destroyed by fire in 1803. Its replacement was built in 1804 by his son, William Strutt, on the foundations of the old mill and is one of the oldest surviving examples of an iron-framed 'fire-proof' building in the world.^[1]

In 2015 a report by Amber Valley Borough Council said the North Mill (and the Grade II listed East Mill) were in need of repair as they had suffered "significant damage", and the council was said to be considering a compulsory purchase order.^[2]