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The textile industry
1771
Cromford Mill
English Heritage National Monuments Record
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
English Heritage National Monuments Record
Fireproof mill in Derby
1793
Ditherington improves on new fire-proofing techniques
1797
Ditherington Flax Mill
English Heritage National Monuments Record
Stanley Mill is powered by five waterwheels
1813
Stanley Mill, Kings Stanley
English Heritage National Monuments Record
Courtauld establishes textile mill for the spinning of silk
1816
Cottages are still being built for handloom weavers
1825
Weavers' cottages, Hebden Bridge
English Heritage National Monuments Record
The Paradise Mill adopts the new Jacquard loom for spinning silk
c. 1825
Paradise Mill, Macclesfield
English Heritage National Monuments Record
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
English Heritage National Monuments Record
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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