Sir Richard Arkwright
Standard Name: Arkwright, Sir Richard
Connections
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Residence | Alison Uttley | Castle Top Farm, where AU
lived until she was eighteen, was the great influence on her life. A friend said of her seventy-three years living elsewhere that she had been in exile most of... |
Timeline
About 1764: James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny...
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About 1764
James Hargreaves
invented the spinning jenny after seeing a traditional spinning wheel fall over, with its wheel and spindle turning in the air.
1769: Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered...
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1769
Richard Arkwright
set up a water-powered spinning mill of his own invention near Hockley, Nottingham.
1 August 1771: Richard Arkwright and David Thornley joined...
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1 August 1771
Richard Arkwright
and David Thornley
joined forces with Jedediah Strutt
and Samuel Need
to rent land on which to set up a factory by the River Derwent at Cromford in Derbyshire, so that Arkwright's...
1775: Richard Arkwright's latest, duly patented...
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1775
Richard Arkwright
's latest, duly patented machine proved capable of itself carrying through the entire process of yarn manufacture.
1779: Samuel Crompton brought together ideas from...
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1779
Samuel Crompton
brought together ideas from Richard Arkwright
and James Hargreaves
to invent the spinning mule.
11 November 1779: One of Arkwright's new, highly-mechanized...
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11 November 1779
One of Arkwright
's new, highly-mechanized mills for cotton production, at Chorley, Lancashire, was sacked by rioters.
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