History of the Textiles Industry from the 18th Century

By jamiedelahunty

  • Invention of the Flying Shuttle

    Invented by John Kay in Bury, Lancashire

  • Duke of Bridgewater's canal

    Duke of Bridgewater's canal connected Manchester to the coal fields of Worsley

  • Opening of Soho Foundry

    Matthew Boulton opened the Soho Foundry engineering works in Handsworth, Birmingham

  • Spinning Jenny

    James Hargraves inventeed the spinning jenny

  • First Water powered cotton mill

    First water powered cotton milled constructed at Royon, Lancashire, Enland

  • Spinning Jenny Patented

  • Watt Steam Enging

    Scottish engineer James Watt partnered with Soho Foundry resulted in commercial productiuon of the more efficient Watt Steam Engine wich used a seperate condesor

  • Quary Bank Mill Was built on River Bollin at Styal in Cheshire

  • first loom with iroon cast frame, Richrd Roberts

  • James Bullough and William Kenworthy made the Lancashire Loom

  • Mills decomissioned in England