The Ten Bell

The Ten Bell / 1841 / Hung at Beeston Silk Mill and rung ten minutes before half-day school for child workers / Moved to Swiss Mills in 1903

The Ten Bell, cast in 1841, was originally hung at Beeston Silk Mill in Derbyshire, where it was rung ten minutes before half-day school to signal the end of the work shift for child laborers. It was later moved to Swiss Mills in 1903 and serves as a reminder of the working conditions and education practices in 19th-century textile mills.