Cotton Industry in Lancashire (c.1780–1870)

1. Spinning mule invented near Bolton

   Jan 1, 1779Labels: Spinning Mule, Samuel Crompton, Bolton

   • Britannica
   • Bolton

2. Shudehill Mill built with early steam pumping

   Jan 1, 1782Labels: Shudehill Mill, Richard Arkwright, Manchester

   • Shudehill

3. Cartwright patents the power loom

   Jan 1, 1785Labels: Power Loom, Edmund Cartwright

   • PowerLoom

4. Piccadilly Mill becomes Manchester’s first steam-powered mill

   May 1, 1790Labels: Piccadilly Mill, Boulton &, Manchester

   • Piccadilly

5. Murrays’ Mills begin in Ancoats

   Jan 1, 1797Labels: Murrays' Mills, Ancoats, Old Mill

   • Murrays

6. Peterloo Massacre in Manchester

   Aug 16, 1819Labels: Peterloo Massacre, St Peter's, Manchester

   • Britannica

7. Roberts patents the self-acting mule

   Jan 1, 1825Labels: Self-acting Mule, Richard Roberts

   • Cornell
   • Mule

8. Liverpool–Manchester Railway opens

   Sep 15, 1830Labels: Liverpool Manchester, Liverpool, Manchester

   • L MR

9. Factory Act regulates child labour in textiles

   Jan 1, 1833Labels: Factory Act, Textile Inspection, Child Labour

   • NatArchives

10. Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association founded

    Apr 1, 1841Labels: Liverpool Cotton, Liverpool

    • Cambridge
    • Smithsonian

11. Cotton famine begins disrupting Lancashire mills

    Oct 1, 1861Labels: Lancashire Cotton, American Civil

    • CottonTown
    • Famine

12. Public Works (Manufacturing Districts) Act expands relief options

    Jul 2, 1864Labels: Public Works, Manufacturing Districts

    • Famine