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Description: | The Rykneld Mills began life as a silk mill constructed by Thomas Bridgett in 1830, and now consisting of seven and five storey blocks with cast iron columns, iron beams and brick arched floors. By 1904 the factory had became one of the biggest employers in Derby. Thomas Bridgett died in 1833 and his relations continued the business until 1870. William Able, an iron founder then ran the mills until the Lilley family took over and introduced the name Rykneld Tean in 1929. The Company, Rykneld Tean Ltd, still produces braid, narrow fabrics, tape fabrics, webbing (industrial) and webbing (military). The name Rykneld could refer to the name of what subsequently was known as Ryknield Street, one of the important highways of Roman construction which ran through this area. Rykneld Mill is now being converted to apartments known as Brookbridge (named after the nearby Markeaton Brook) for Derby University. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | North East Midland Photographic Record | Subjects: | Industrial_Revolution | Source: | Picture the Past OAI feed | Creator: | Nixon, Frank | Identifier: | http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/fronten... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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