Good primary sources include the writings of mill operatives, mill and boardinghouse rules and regulations, slave narratives, plantation plot plans, and planters' journals. The Story of a Cotton ...

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 farm was discovered in a historic cotton mill after officers used a drone unit to spot signs of criminal activity. | ITV News Granada ...

Dating back to the late 1770s, Low Mill in Gresley Road is believed to be Yorkshire's first cotton mill. The mill was powered by water diverted from the River Worth through a series of sluices and ...

Safko Spinning Mills – which was scheduled to resume production in July last year after a four-month closure – was still found closed during a Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) inspection this week. The ...

The owners of a popular Manchester pop-up have announced a new monthly supper club that will be taking place at a former cotton mill in Stockport. Malanie Tillekeratne and Michael Hooper began The ...