NEW RETIREMENT DEVELOPMENT NAMED IN HOMAGE TO DAYBROOK’S HISTORIC MILL 

A new Retirement Living development coming soon to Daybrook is to be named after a notable building in Daybrook’s history.

McCarthy Stone, the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, has named the new development on Mansfield Road as Davison House, paying homage to the Davison and Hawksley Worsted Mill, a five-storey mill which saw the first sign of local industrialism back in 1792.

Led by Robert Davison and John Hawksley, the mill covered a varied collection of works and hosted a workshop, wool warehouse, dyehouse, granary, stables and even a large millpond where workers handled raw cotton and wool to produce finished goods. 

Declan Fishwick, Business Development Manager at McCarthy Stone said: “At McCarthy Stone, we believe we don’t just have a role to play in helping retirees to live happier, healthier lives, but also in supporting and positively integrating into the communities in which we build. Therefore, we’re thrilled to be honouring one of Daybrook’s historic buildings through the naming of our new retirement community.”