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Quarry bank mill was so successful because Samuel Greg wanted to use spinning frames as these would spin cotton more quickly and this would make cotton cheaper. (M) (I) (T)	Quarry bank mill was so successful because it had a strong power source (the fast stream) which is what the new machines needed (T) and (M) and (I)	Quarry bank mill was so successful because it was no longer possible to house the new machines in cottages and small workshops (M) and (T)
The Spinning Jenny	The Water Frame	The Flying Shuttle

The Spinning Mule	The Power Loom
	Back To The Top	Some things else was happening too by the time Robert Greg was putting power into his mill at Styal in 1836 cotton had become much more important than wool

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The Steam Engine

Steam engines use coal to heat water and create steam is used to move a piston. in 1766 a Scottish engineer called James Watt made big improvements in the design of the steam engine so that it would be more powerful and use less coal