In 1838, the Cheney family started what became the world's largest silk mill.

He was a box spring maker, and she worked for 10 years at a silk mill.

He worked in a silk mill and hurt his back.

The silk mill finally closed in the 1970s, but the building still remains and is used by local businesses, including a restaurant.

A dormitory for the girls who worked on the silk mill was also built at that time.

A silk mill was built in the community in 1911.

In the past, it contained a silk mill and a coal mining industry.

The first silk mill in France was established in the street.

The group set out building a factory on the site of the silk mill, which had only been excavated in the 1830s before being abandoned.

It housed a silk mill, and later clothing manufacturers, until its conversion.