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Originally the mills were powered by water wheels, the old outlets and sluice gates are preserved. Later on steam powered the mills, the flue has been demolished but most if not all of this complex is listed.
©Ashley Dace
©Stephen McKay
The Darley Abbey Mills, Bridge and Weir in Darley Abbey, Derby.
©Eamon Curry
See [[[2671834]]], the outlet for water can be seen to the left. It is one of two, one hidden by a rather ugly van and not included.
©Ashley Dace
The projecting building with the Georgian style door was built in 1896 to house an 1897 built horizontal tandem compound steam engine by John Musgrave & Sons of Bolton. This had Corliss valve cylinders of 14" & 28" x 36" and was good for 250 horsepower at 80 rpm. The flywheel had wooden boarding over the spokes and must have driven by ropes. The steam pipe entered the building via the circular opening above and to the right of the main end door. The mill building to the right is the East Mill of c1818-21 and the building to which the engine house is attached and extending to the left is the middle mill of 1796-1801 vintage. The gable end on the left of the Middle Mill is the Long Mill which was built in 1782 and rebuilt 1789. I took this from the top of a staircase that I ascended, so I thought, unobtrusively only to find two large martial artists welcoming me at the top. I asked politely if I could take this shot and they equally politely let me.
©Chris Allen
This building that is now used by a firm selling stoves, hence the multiplicity of stove-pipes, was built in 1896 to house an 1897 built horizontal tandem compound steam engine by John Musgrave & Sons of Bolton. This had Corliss valve cylinders of 14" & 28" x 36" and was good for 250 horsepower at 80 rpm. The flywheel had wooden boarding over the spokes and must have driven by ropes. The steam pipe entered the building via the circular opening above and to the right of the main end door. The site made extensive use of water power, first with wheels and latterly with turbines and I do not know if any of these survive. The engine house joins the middle mill of 1796-1801 vintage and to the left of the engine house can be seen an arch that must have been on the tail-race side of one of the two wheels in this mill. Interestingly, one of these wheels was a 'flood wheel' set at a higher level so that it would work when the river was in flood (a term that's new to me). Above the engine house there is a vertical join flanked by a change in style of fenestration and the building to the right of the join is the East Mill of c1818-21.
©Chris Allen
©Peter Barr
Dist:0.1km<br/>A view of the mill chimney and boiler/engine houses. See [[[2671834]]]
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.1km<br/>Part of the Boar's Head Mill complex at Darley Abbey. This building is c1818-21. In the left foreground are the remains of the head-race sluices for the waterpower installation in the Middle Mill that is out of field to the left. The water flowed under the road, which was on a bridge at this point. Apparently the mills' water supply was lost in 1969 and the head race is all under tarmac now.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.1km<br/>Taken from the riverside path at the north end of Darley Park.
©John Sutton
Dist:0.1km<br/>This show part of the complex here. In the foreground s part of the complex to the north of the road. The single story shed is labelled as the 'old gas house'. It is possible this was associated with producer gas plant as there was a gas engie in part of the complex. The bulk of the buildings are south of the road and are well documented. The chimney was presumably for the boiler plant for the 1897 Musgrave engine, for which the house survives. The left end of the main block is the East Mill of c1818-21. Right of the lift tower is the Middle Mill of 1796-1801 and this is perpendicular to the Long Mill which was built in 1782 and rebuilt 1789.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.1km<br/>The Darley Abbey Mills, Bridge and Weir in Darley Abbey, Derby. Compare to [[[1655874]]] [[[38591]]] [[[2330012]]] [[[2329037]]] and even [[[2671651]]].
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.1km<br/>See from across the Derwent. See [[[2329037]]]
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.1km<br/>The Toll Cottage based at Darley Abbey Mills, Darley Abbey, Derby.
©Eamon Curry
Dist:0.1km<br/>The block projecting to the left is the Long Mill, built 1782-89 and listed grade II. This mill was rebuilt in its present form in 1789 after fire destroyed the 1782 mill in 1788. It is five storeys plus attic and 38.4 m long x 10.1 m wide. The ground floor is masonry with brick above. This mill is not fireproof although some of the wooden elements are clad with metal. Coming towards the photographer is the L shaped West Mill of 1819-21. It is four storeys with a masonry ground floor and brick above. It originally housed two water wheels.
©Chris Allen

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