At the close of the 18th century, the first purpose-built industrial communities connected to mechanised cotton spinning were created in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire. Across four sites at Cromford, Belper, Milford and Darley Abbey, three mill-owning families constructed a wide variety of purpose-built accommodation in order to house their growing workforces. This article uses a buildings-led approach to investigate the complex influences acting on the form and design of these houses. Through the analysis of historic building fabric, this research demonstrates that workers’ housing in the Derwent Valley comprised both innovative and traditional influences, reflecting the experimental character of early cotton manufacture. Ultimately, this research suggests that the array of approaches to house-building within the valley were the result of a highly nuanced interaction between the agenda, requirements and expectations of both occupant and patron.

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将工业房屋的结构拼接在一起：调查德比郡德文特山谷棉工住宿的起源和发展

18 世纪末，在德比郡的德文特山谷创建了第一个与机械化棉纺相关的专用工业社区。在 Cromford、Belper、Milford 和 Darley Abbey 的四个地点，三个拥有工厂的家庭建造了各种各样的专用住所，以容纳不断增长的劳动力。本文使用以建筑为主导的方法来研究对这些房屋的形式和设计产生的复杂影响。通过对历史建筑结构的分析，这项研究表明德文特谷的工人住房既有创新的影响，也有传统的影响，反映了早期棉花制造的实验特征。最终，