filed in Industrial Revelations on Dec.12, 2008
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 [...]
Tags: arkwright, canals, cotton, cromford, derbyshire, lancashire, ludite, railway, watt
filed in On The Rails on Nov.28, 2008
In this ten episode documentary, Mark Williams travels the world exploring the development of the railway from its humble beginnings in 1802 to the present day. Episode 1: Cornish Steam Giant Episode 2: Rocket Men Episode 3: Brunel Episode 4: Moving Mountains Episode 5: The Carriage Kings Episode 6: Death On The Tracks Episode 7: [...]
Tags: railway, steam engine, transport