Belper North Mill

Belper North Mill, additionally referred to as Strutt's North Mill in Belper, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills, given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001. The mill is sited in Belper, a city in Derbyshire, England, kind of midway between Derby and Matlock. The authentic North Mill, finished in 1786 by Jedediah Strutt, turned into destroyed via fire in 1803. Its substitute become built in 1804 by using his son, William Strutt, on the foundations of the old mill and is one of the oldest surviving examples of an iron-framed 'fire-proof' building within the global.

In 2015 a record through Amber Valley Borough Council stated the North Mill had been in need of restore as that they had suffered "extensive harm", and the council turned into stated to be considering a obligatory purchase order. A breast-shot waterwheel, 18 toes by means of 23 feet wide, become built by means of Thomas Hewes. It was a suspension wheel with the power taken off at the edge through a spur wheel, making it lighter than a clasp wheel. The power became transmitted to the machines with the aid of a vertical shaft, geared to horizontal shafts on each floor. Leather belts had been used to attach the shafts to man or woman machines.