New owners to rejuvenate historic mill and hydro scheme

A historic cotton mill in Derbyshire’s Derwent Valley will receive a new lease of life, including improvements to its hydropower scheme and new visitor facilities, following an acquisition backed by a loan from Triodos Bank UK. Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills at Matlock Bath is home to a working textile and hydropower museum plus conference centre. The entire site is supplied with renewable energy produced by its hydroelectric turbines with any surplus fed into the National Grid. With the support of a loan from Triodos Bank, Masson Mills has been…

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