Bakewell Old House Museum 2025

With ten rooms on show, several of them have a specific theme, such as the Victorian kitchen and a 16th century parlour. An outdoor collection of historic artefacts includes a scale model of a mill wheel from Lumford Mill, which Richard Arkwright built as his third watermill.

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Address: Cunningham Place off North Church Street Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1DD

Telephone: 01629 813 642
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Open Days & Times

25 Mar-5 Nov Daily 1100-1600. Visit website for more details.

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Richard Arkwright purchased Old House and divided it into five separate cottages for his workers, and added an extension to create another dwelling. His tenants worked at home, cleaning raw cotton. Though some of Arkwright's additions have been torn down, much of what he built remains, including the internal stair by which visitors ascend to the first floor.