milford

History   Pinched from other reports on here: Milford was named for its river-crossing, on an ancient route from Derby to the Peak district. Jedediah Strutt, a farmer turned hosier, recognised the potential of the site. The Inventor of the Derby rib machine, Strutt owned a Derby silk mill...

Me and rubex took a Tripp to look at this old cotton mill.the mill was built in 1793 on the edge of the river derwent.the mill eventually had its spinning,bleaching and drying areas.with a foundry,gas works and joiners shop.a lot of the original mill was demolished in the fifties and...

Explored with -Raz- History from -Raz- report, hope you dont mind mate :thumb Milford was named for its river-crossing, on an ancient route from Derby to the Peak district. The power of the Derwent was used from medieval times to run a corn-mill, dying and fulling mills, and iron and scythe...

Following on from our nocturnal visit HERE, we decided to make another visit in the daylight to get a better feel for the area. On the team this time was Hood_Mad, Captain slow and myself. The site. The main gate. The guard hut. Pier to the west of the Depot. Someone had done a...

On a freezing cold Tuesday evening, I picked up Captain Slow and Dangerous Dave from Tescos and headed off west to Pembrokeshire to visit a site that I've wanted to see for ages. There's not much history on the internet about this one, so after some digging around, here goes nothing. Milford...