| Administrative History | Lumford Cotton Mill was built by Richard Arkwright and Company in the late 1770s, on land leased from Philip Gell of Hopton in 1778. New water wheels were installed, one in 1827 and one in 1852. Cotton spinning ceased in the mid 1890s and in 1898 the premises were occupied by The Dujardin-Plante Battery Company, makers of industrial batteries.
The Dujardin-Plante Battery Company had been founded in Charlton, London in 1888 by Walter Claude Johnson (1848-1928) and Bernard Mervyn Drake (1858-1931). Until 1955 the D P Battery Company made use of the two waterwheels for power generation. The business was ended in Bakewell in 1970. |
| Custodial History | These items were deposited by a private individual in August 1971. |