North Mills Volunteers: The Strutt Mills of Belper and Milford - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival 2026

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FREE but places must be booked - check website for details.

The Belper Library phone number is 01629 533192 and their email address is belper.library@derbyshire.gov.uk. They take event bookings via email as well as by phone and in person.

The Strutt Mills have dominated Belper and neighbouring Milford. But who were the Strutts? And why have their innovations at the mill sites warranted Belper’s inclusion in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage List?

In time for the 250th anniversary of the first Strutt Mill in Belper, the volunteers of the Belper North Mill Trust have put together a book packed with information about the innovative architecture, continued use of water power, the mill workers and the Strutt family’s impact on Belper and Milford. Volunteer, Jane Whitaker will be talking to Belper writer and photographer, Ashley Franklin.