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The Bridgewater Canals
Third Duke of Bridgewater commissioned it in order to transport the coal from his mines in Worsley. -
Invention of Spinning Jenny
The idea consisted of a metal frame with 8 spindles. the invention allowed the workers the produce cloth quicker thus increasing the productivity. -
Invention of Spinning Mule
This combined the process of spinning and weaving g into one machine. -
Cotton Spinning Mill
Richard Arkwright invented a cotton spinning mill using his invention of water frame. -
Puddling Furnace
Henery Cort's invention involved making bar iron with a reverberating France stirred with rods. His invention proved great for iron refining techniques. -
Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright mechanised loom which used water to increase the productivity of the wrapping process. His ideas developed throughout years to create an automatic loom for the textile industry. -
Wool Combing Machine
Edmund Cartwright invented a wool combing machine. His inventions arranged the fibres of wool. -
Coal Mines
Around 10 million tons of coal had been mined in Britain. -
Steam Powered Locomotive
Richard Trevithick drove a steam powered locomotive down the streets of Camborne. His invention was the first working railway locomotive. -
Cotton over Wool
Cotton becomes Britain's biggest export, overtaking wool. -
First Locomotive Journey
The first locomotive railway journey took place in February. Trevithick's invention hauled a train along a tramway in Merthyr Tydfil -
Luddite riot
Luddite riot took place in Arnold, Nottingham resulting in the destruction of the machinery. -
Parliament's response to riots
Parliament passed a law making the destruction of industrial machines punishable deaths. -
Invention of Safety Lamps
Sir Humphrey Davy and George Stephenson invented safety lamps for miners. -
Father of the Railways
Engineer George Stephenson patented the steam engine locomotive which would earn him the title of "Father of the Railways". -
First Passenger Railways
First passenger railways opens with Locomotive No.1 carrying passengers on a public line. -
First public inter-city rail line
George Stephenson created the first public inter-city rail line in the world. -
The Factory Act
This law was passed to protect children under the age of nine working in the textile industry. Children over the age of thirteen couldn't work any longer than 9 hours a week. -
The Poor Law
This law was passed in order to create work forces for the destitute. -
Steam Hammer
James Nasmyth invents the steam hammer, built to meet the need for shaping large irons and steel components. -
Law to Miners
A law applied to miners banning children under the age of 10 as well as women from working underground. -
Cholera Epidemic
The impact of industrialisation and creation of cities leads to a cholera epidemic across towns in Britains. -
Rural to Urban Migration
Rural to Urban migration results in over half the population of Britain now residing in towns. -
HMS Warrior
The first iron warship, HMS Warrior is launched.
