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Fire at Derby Silk Mill 1910
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Fire at Derby Silk Mill 1910
Description
In December 1910 a fire gutted almost the entire mill. Starting at night in the Sowter corn mill next door, the fire was undetected until it really got hold, and the building was left a shell by morning.
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unknown
Contributing organisation
Derby Museums
Date added to website
10/01/2007
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Derby Museums
This item is part of the
Britain's First Factory
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