Cromford Mill in Derbyshire - built in 1771 by Sir Richard Arkwright - was the world's first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill. The Arkwright Society has secured a total of £330,000 ...
Arkwright set up the first water-powered cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, in 1771. He is regarded as the founder of the Factory Age. By 1783 Arkwight was rich enough to build a huge new mill ...
The roadshow returns to Cromford Mills in Derbyshire ... Fiona Bruce discovers what life was like in Arkwright’s mill, and Will Farmer challenges her to pick the odd one out in a selection ...
The Grade I-listed Cromford Mills in Cromford, just a short drive from the Peak District border ... made possible by numerous ...