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The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwright's house, 1836. Artist: Unknown

The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwright's house, 1836. Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. He installed the first of his water-powered spinning frames at Cromford, Wirksworth, Derbyshire in 1771. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man. He commissioned the building of a grand house for himself, Willersley Castle, in a prominent location overlooking the River Derwent in Derbyshire, but died before it was completed. According to The Gentleman's Magazine, Arkwright had accumulated a fortune of £500,000 at the time of his death in 1792. From The Mirror, 22 October 1836.

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The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwright's house, 1836. Artist: Unknown

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The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwright's house, 1836. Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. He installed the first of his water-powered spinning frames at Cromford, Wirksworth, Derbyshire in 1771. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man. He commissioned the building of a grand house for himself, Willersley Castle, in a prominent location overlooking the River Derwent in Derbyshire, but died before it was completed. According to The Gentleman's Magazine, Arkwright had accumulated a fortune of £500,000 at the time of his death in 1792. From The Mirror, 22 October 1836.

Personalities:

RICHARD • SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT

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engraving

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Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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2485 x 4217 px | 30.0 MB

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21.0 x 35.7 cm | 8.3 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 19TH CENTURY • ARKWRIGHT • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CONCEPT • COTTON MILL • COTTON • COUNTRY HOUSE • CROMFORD • DERBYSHIRE • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • ENGRAVING • EVENT • EXTERIOR • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • INDUSTRY • INNOVATION • INNOVATIONS • MILL • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NEWSPAPER • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OUTSIDE • PROGRESS • RICHARD ARKWRIGHT • RICHARD • SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT • SIR RICHARD • STATELY HOME • TECHNOLOGY • TEXTILE INDUSTRY • WATER-POWERED • WEALTH • WEALTHY • WILLERSLEY CASTLE