Lancashire Cotton Industry and the Industrial Revolution (1760–1850)

1. Lancashire’s cottage spinning and weaving expands

   Jan 1, 1760Labels: Lancashire cottage, Merchants

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Cotton

2. Spinning jenny increases yarn output

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: James Hargreaves, Spinning jenny

   • Spinning Jenny

3. Arkwright builds Cromford water-powered mill

   Jan 1, 1771Labels: Richard Arkwright, Cromford Mill

   • Cromford Mills
   • Derwent Valley

4. Crompton invents the spinning mule

   Jan 1, 1779Labels: Samuel Crompton, Spinning mule

   • Britannica
   • Science History

5. Cartwright patents an early power loom

   Jan 1, 1785Labels: Edmund Cartwright, Power loom

   • Power Loom
   • Cartwright

6. Manchester’s steam-powered mills begin scaling up

   May 1, 1790Labels: Manchester mills, Steam power

   • Piccadilly Mill

7. First UK factory law targets cotton apprentices

   Jun 22, 1802Labels: Health and, Apprentices

   • Apprentices Act

8. Child labor limits expand to “free children”

   Jan 1, 1819Labels: Cotton Mills, Child workers

   • Britannica
   • 1819 Act

9. Peterloo highlights industrial-era political tensions

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

   • Time

10. Roberts patents the self-acting mule

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

    • Cornell Slide
    • Spinning Mule

11. Liverpool–Manchester Railway links port and mills

    Sep 15, 1830Labels: Liverpool and, Liverpool port

    • L MR

12. Factory Act creates enforceable inspection system

    Aug 29, 1833Labels: Factory Act, Factory inspectorate

    • Britannica
    • UK Parliament

13. Anti–Corn Law League organizes in Manchester

    Jan 1, 1839Labels: Anti Corn, Manchester

    • Columbia Enc
    • Anti Corn Law

14. Corn Laws repealed, strengthening free-trade direction

    Jan 1, 1846Labels: Corn Law, Free trade

    • Britannica

15. Great Exhibition showcases industrial Britain’s textile power

    May 1, 1851Labels: Great Exhibition, Industrial Britain

    • Britannica
    • Ndl Expo