page_title: Long Eaton
section_title: Notable architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Long Eaton / Notable architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: New Central Buildings, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
context_page_description: Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent about 7 miles south-west of Nottingham and some 8.5 miles south-east of Derby. The population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. Since 1 April 1974, Long Eaton has been part of Erewash borough after the dissolution of the Long Eaton Urban District Council.
context_section_description: A notable building in the town is the Palladian Long Eaton Hall. This was originally a private residence, but is now occupied by the borough council, and is attached to the Long Eaton Town Hall complex, which opened in 1991.
  The Parish Church of St Laurence stands to the east of the Market Place. Local tradition dates parts of the church to the 11th century, possibly built under Viking King of Denmark Cnut. Whilst some attribute the oldest parts of the church as having been erected after the Norman Conquest, possibly into the 12th century. It was originally a daughter church of All Saints, Sawley, but gained its independence in the 19th century.
  There are several fine examples of industrial architecture in Long Eaton. Most are connected with the town's development as a lace-making centre. By 1907, the town housed almost 1,400 lace machines and the industry employed over 4,000 people (a quarter of the population). One of the largest lace-making mills, Harrington Mill, was built in 1885. It took one and a quarter million bricks to build the 167-metre long factory and it has 224 cast-iron windows down one side. Harrington Mill is a traditional, four-storey, red lace mill, built by a consortium of lace manufacturers. The turrets on the sides of the building house the original staircases.
  Above the shops on High Street and the Market Place show large parts of the centre made of Victorian and early twentieth century architecture. The New Central Building is an example of late Victorian architecture.
   In general, Long Eaton's main shopping streets have retained more character than those of most towns of its size.
  The High Street and Market Place were pedestrianised during the 1990s and in 2010 work to enhance and improve the layout and paving of Long Eaton town centre was completed.
caption: New Central Building, Station Street, Long Eaton
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