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In this video we visit Belper in Derbyshire. On the banks of the river Derwent, an old mill water system was drained so we decided to investigate. We visit the site of a group of industrial spinning mills from the 1700's and the 1800's The site is a UNESCO world heritage site for its industrial importance. The story begins with Strutts mill. Jedediah Strutt built a mill here in the 1780's and it burned down in 1803. So his son William Strutt built North mill one of the first fireproof mills ever built in 1804. Technologically advanced for its time. It was a template for future mills of the industrial revolution. We explore the old water system that runs underneath the mill. As it is currently drained for maintainance. We show some amazing industrial architecture as we go underneath the mill and see the sluice gates that allow water to flow in from the river Derwent. There were a few mills on this site East mill still standing. North Mill still standing. Round mill and West mill with its jubilee clock tower a beautiful industrial building demolished in 1962. This is an urban explore and a journey into the industrial past.