Key Words :- lace factory

Viewing the Site :- Viewable from either road.

Address :- Canal Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 4HP
Grid Ref :- SK 4854 3447
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.905481 , Long -1.279751
Local Authority :- Erewash Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Derbyshire
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1906 -

Description and History of Site:-
A tenement lace factory, Brick-built with hipped slate roof. Four bays facing Canal Street and another facade on Bennett Street. A 50 foot brick chimney still stands which served the heating plant.
Planned by the architect Ernest Hooley in 1906. His father Terah Hooley was a prominent lace maufacturer. Originally the factory was electrically powered from Cavendish (Portland) Mills. In 1908 the tenants were 6 lace makers and a jacquard card puncher. Since 1937 the principal occupants have been Sunspel, a clothing manufacturer.

Further Reading and References:-
Fowkes, Dudley, Sissons, Mark and Mitchell, Ian. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire'. 2005, Association for Industrial Archaeology. ISBN 0 9528930 8 8

Mason, Sheila A. 1994, Nottingham Lace 1760s-1950s, NP, ISBN 0 9524500 0 3

https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR5671

https://www.sunspel.com/pages/our-history

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