Industrial Revelations

In episode 2 of Series 1, Mark Williams looks at the transformations that took place in the textile industry. Moving from one man cottage operations to factories crammed full of workers. Spinning Jenny In 1764 James Hargreaves from Lancaster invented the Spinning Jenny. Which took raw cotton and spun it into thread for weaving. Before [...]

The first series of Industrial Revelations was hosted by Mark Williams. Each of the ten episodes in the series charts the birth of British industry and looks at the developments in Britain’s transport network and technology. Each episode will be written up over the next few weeks. Episode 1: Boom Time: Coal, canals and steam, [...]