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A Ladies Dress Maker
Image from: The Book of Trades or Library of the Useful Arts, 1806 [Image donated by: Birmingham Central… read more »
A Portrait of Jedediah Strutt
Jedediah Strutt: Industrialist and Philanthopist Text: Olga Baird Jedediah Strutt (1726-1797) was one of leading pioneer industrialists of… read more »
A Stocking Maker
Image from: The Book of Trades or Library of the Useful Arts, 1806 [Image donated by: Birmingham Central… read more »
A Weaver
Image from: The Book of Trades or Library of the Useful Arts, 1806 [Image donated by: Birmingham Central… read more »
Calico Printer
Calico is a type of cloth, heavier than linen and made of cotton. A calico printer drew… read more »
Charles Bage, the Flax Industry and Shrewsbury’s Iron-Framed Mills
Image: View of Ditherington Mill in April 2003, the world’s first completely iron-framed building. The factory was built… read more »
Sir Richard Arkwright: Industrialist
The art of portraiture was changing during the Industrial Revolution. The expansion of commerce and industry in… read more »
Sir Richard Arkwright: Industrialist
Image: Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright (1789-1790). Joseph Wright of Derby, Oil on Canvas. Text: Olga Baird… read more »
The Ditherington Industrial Complex
Image: View of the main mill from the east showing the Shrewsbury Canal and the single-storey building… read more »
The Ditherington Mill Industrial Site, Shrewsbury
Image: Ditherington Mill showing the malt kiln built by William Jones following the end of flax spinning in… read more »
Thomas Lombe (1685 – 1739)
Image: Old Silk Mill, Derby. John Keys, Sketches of Old Derby and Neighbourhoods(London and Derby, 1895) Two brothers were… read more »
Water Power and the Cotton Factory: Richard Arkwright at Cromford
This factory was built by Sir Richard Arkwright in 1783-84 just outside Cromford. He built the mill in an… read more »
