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Development Work at Arkwright House, Preston
- When
- 1768
- Where
- Arkwright House, Stoneygate, Preston
In 1768 Arkwright and John Kay rented rooms on Stoneygate in Preston, working on the spinning machine later patented.
In 1768, Arkwright and John Kay, a clockmaker, returned to Preston, renting rooms in a house on Stoneygate, now called Arkwright House, where they worked on a spinning machine. This Preston work preceded the 1769 patent and is the correct referent for the Arkwright House location; the patent grant itself is not sourced to Preston, and Arkwright's mills were subsequently established at Nottingham and Cromford rather than there.
Sources
- Richard Arkwright Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-30
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