Natasha Wintersinger
31 October 2012
Chevening
Details
- Date: Wednesday 31 October, 2012
- Venue: Markeaton Street, Auditorium 4
- Time: 2pm
Belper's textile industries and hosiery manufacturing
Natascha Wintersinger is the Manager of Strutt's North Mill in Belper, which is an accredited museum and part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. She manages all aspects of the museum including the site and the team of volunteers and staff. Natascha also oversees the interpretation of the museum's collection of artefacts and leads on the care, preservation and display of the museum's collections. She is especially keen to promote the museum and its artefacts through partnerships with local community groups, other museums, schools and further education organisations.
Mary Smedley is one of the previous Managers at the Mill and is a local history expert. She is currently on the research and publications panel of the Derwent Valley Mills WHS and is doing research on their behalf and has also given countless talks over many years on the history of Belper and its industries.
The talk will begin with a brief introduction by Natascha Wintersinger on Strutt's North Mill museum and its collections and will follow with Mary Smedley's talk on the history textiles and hosiery in Belper.
