| 1709 |
Abraham Darby discovered how to make
cast iron from coke |
| 1733 |
The Flying Shuttle was invented by
John Kay so weaving was much quicker |
| 1764 |
The spinning Jenny was invented by
James Hargreaves so eight yarns could be span at once |
| 1769 |
The water frame was invented for
factories by Richard Ackwright so water could power a it to make much
stronger thread |
| 1783-1784 |
Samuel Greg built a mill near a fast-flowing stream |
| 1784 |
The mule was invented by Samuel
Crompton. The Mule made high quality strong thread |
| 1781 |
James Watt and Matthew Botton invented
the steam engine. |
| 1784 |
Henry Wrought created wrought iron. |
| 1786 |
The power loom was invented by Edmund
Cartwright. Because of its superiority it took over all other
weavers. |
| 1800 |
Samuel Greg installed a steam engine to provide enough power
to run the spinning machines when power was low |
| 1822 |
Cotton sales went up. |
| 1830 |
Samuel Greg built
new sheds for packing and sorting. He also built a new warehouse for all
the new raw cotton that was arriving. A mansion was built |
| 1836 |
Robert Greg adapted the mill buildings to house looms for
weaving. The mill was now used for spinning and weaving and the
introduction of steam power as a supplement to increase power. In the
summer the mill had not been reliable. |
| 1842 |
A new 'scutching' building was built. Here the cotton waste
was sucked out of the machinery through the flues. Iron was used for the
equipment and new iron floor and iron balcony was made as a precaution
against fire |
| 1905 |
A water turbine was installed to increase profits. |
| 1939 |
Mill became unprofitable and National trust bought it |
| 1950 |
The mill started to deteriorate physically |
| 1979 |
The National trust made it a working museum. |
