Housing in North Street, Cromford, Derbyshire
A view of a row of houses built between 1771 and 1776 for handloom weavers. They were well-paid skilled workers until the advent of the power loom in the early 19th century. The power loom enabled the weaving process to be driven by steam and ended the domestic production of cotton cloth. North Street contains 27 dwellings facing each other across the road. They are all Grade II* listed buildings.
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