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  The textile industry
  1771 Cromford Mill
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 Pioneering mill at Cromford 1771
 
 First Boulton and Watt engines 1776
 
 Crompton breeds mule from jenny 1779
 
 Ancoats first mill to use steam power c. 1785 Ancoats Mill
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 Fireproof mill in Derby 1793
 
 Ditherington improves on new fire-proofing techniques 1797 Ditherington Flax Mill
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 Stanley Mill is powered by five waterwheels 1813 Stanley Mill, Kings Stanley
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 Courtauld establishes textile mill for the spinning of silk 1816
 
 Cottages are still being built for handloom weavers 1825 Weavers' cottages, Hebden Bridge
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The Paradise Mill adopts the new Jacquard loom for spinning silk c. 1825 Paradise Mill, Macclesfield
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 Engels in charge of Manchester mill 1842
 
 Titus Salt begins Saltaire 1851 Saltaire Mills
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 A new warehouse opens for the lace industry in Nottingham 1855 Adam & Page Warehouse
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 A framework knitters' workshop opens in Wigston 1880 Framework knitters' workshop
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 Witney specializes in blankets 1897 Blanket factory, Witney
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 Swan Lane claims to be the largest spinning mill in the world 1905 Swan Lane No. 3 Mill
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 Berlei opens a factory in the latest style 1937 Berlei Factory
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