Hopes Carr from Orchard Street
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Hopes Carr from Orchard Street
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 7 Sep 2013
The first factory built here in 1759 was a silk mill powered by a watermill on Hempshaw Brook. It was bought by Charles Davies in 1781 who added new buildings and moved production over to cotton spinning. By the 1790s it was owned by Thomas Hope who gave his name to the area and built additional mills, a tannery, hat works and workers' houses. Higher Carr Mill was demolished by 1907 but Lower Carr Mill continued to be used for cotton spinning until the 1930s. Work is now beginning on plans for an urban village incorporating 375 apartments, supported by 14,800 sq ft of retail space, 40,000 sq ft office workspace and 300+ multi-storey car park.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.408426
Longitude
-2.153246