Lea Mills in Matlock has been in continuous textile production since the end of the eighteenth century. The original mill was built on the site in 1783 and still stands there surrrounded by later buildings. The site is now part…
Coalbrookdale is located alongside Ironbridge in the dramatic gorge cut by the River Severn and the valley of a little brook coming down from the north. Their names suggest the important role that these little villages played in turning England…
1-2 Mill Terrace, Chartham, Kent
This row of mill workers’ cottages were built in around 1890 just outside the paper factory located on the banks of the River Stour in Chartham. They look out on to the river at the front and there is open…
1-5 College Street, Ipswich
Numbers 1-5 College Street are in a very sorry state and desperately need to be rescued. The red brick façade is dated to the eighteenth century but it is possible that behind it lies an older structure. It is a…
10 Mile End Road, South Shields
This imposing corner plot started life as a Victorian residence and has since been through many colourful incarnations. It became a hotel in the 1890s called The Royal Hotel and was then renamed The Ship and Royal. In 1891 the…
