Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1850

Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills

The Arkwright Society historical preservation group is dedicated to preserving the site of Richard Arkwright’s original mill and surrounding buildings.
http://cromfordmills.org.uk/

"Industrial Revolution," "In Our Time" podcast

In this double episode of the BBC podcast, host Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the profound effects of industrialization and theories about why it began in Britain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wqdc7
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wr9r7

The Workhouse

Learn more about workhouses in Britain both before and after the reform of the Poor Laws in 1834.
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

The Spinning Jenny

Learn more about the spinning jenny and its impact and view photographs at this site from the British Library.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item107855.html