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Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England.

The museum is housed in Lombe's Mill, a historic former silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Between 1717 and 1721 George Sorocold built Britain ’ s first mill for the Lombe brothers, beside the River Derwent.

This mill was built to house machines for " doubling " or twisting silk into thread.