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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1850
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills
The Arkwright Society historical preservation group is dedicated to preserving the site of Richard Arkwright’s original mill and surrounding buildings.
"Industrial Revolution," "In Our Time" podcast
In this double episode of the BBC podcast, host Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the profound effects of industrialization and theories about why it began in Britain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wqdc7
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wr9r7
Learn more about workhouses in Britain both before and after the reform of the Poor Laws in 1834.
Learn more about the spinning jenny and its impact and view photographs at this site from the British Library.