Richard Arkwright

Events

2

Episodes

4

Years

1768–1779

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Richard Arkwright, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Arkwright's Spinning Frame Patent

   1768–1771

   Role: Inventor and patentee of the spinning frame

   1. 11768 · Arkwright House, Stoneygate, PrestonDevelopment Work at Arkwright House, Preston

      In 1768 Arkwright and John Kay rented rooms on Stoneygate in Preston, working on the spinning machine later patented.

   2. 21769 · Patent granted in England; the patent office location is not specified in the sourcesPatenting of the Spinning Frame

      In 1769 Arkwright patented the spinning frame, which produced twisted threads using wooden and metal cylinders rather than human fingers.

   3. 31771 · Cromford mill; Nottingham factoryFrom Horse Power at Nottingham to Water Power at Cromford

      Arkwright and Smalley set up a horse-driven Nottingham factory; in 1771 the partners built the first water-powered mill at Cromford.

2. Perfection of the Spinning Mule by Samuel Crompton

   1779

   Role: Inventor of the water frame, one of the mule's parent technologies

   1. 41779 · Lancashire, where Crompton developed and perfected the muleCrompton perfects the spinning mule

      About 1779, Samuel Crompton succeeded in producing a mule-jenny, a hybrid spinning machine whose yarn was suitable for muslin manufacture.

Sources

1. Richard Arkwright Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-30
2. Spinning mule Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-10
3. Samuel Crompton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-27