Photo ID #: | 793 | |
Description: | The Old Shoulder of Mutton Yard South Normanton. | |
Category: | Events | |
Location: | South Normanton | |
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The birth place of Jedediah Strutt, born at South Normanton in 1726. In 1759 he invented Ribb Knitting on the hand operated knitting machine, and went on to own and operate the Belper Mills.