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Factory Acts
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The Factory Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom beginning in 1802 to regulate and improve the conditions of industrial employment.
'A large manufactory' : the (water-powered) mill complex at Darley Abbey viewed end-on
'A large manufactory' : the (water-powered) mill complex at Darley Abbey viewed end-on
Carding, roving, and drawing in a Manchester cotton mill c. 1834
Carding, roving, and drawing in a Manchester cotton mill c. 1834
A Victorian power loom (Lancashire loom)
A Victorian power loom (Lancashire loom)
Cotton mill
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A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Spinning mills in Ancoats, Manchester, England – representation of a mill-dominated townscape
Spinning mills in Ancoats, Manchester, England – representation of a mill-dominated townscape
Lancashire cotton mill, 1914
Lancashire cotton mill, 1914
Marvel's Mill in Northampton, pictured in 1746 – the earliest known pictorial representation of a cotton mill
Marvel's Mill in Northampton, pictured in 1746 – the earliest known pictorial representation of a cotton mill
Richard Arkwright's first 1771 Cromford Mill in Derbyshire, with three of its original five storeys remaining
Richard Arkwright's first 1771 Cromford Mill in Derbyshire, with three of its original five storeys remaining