Arkwright patents the water frame
In the same year as Watt's condenser patent, Richard Arkwright patented a roller-drafting spinning machine producing yarn strong enough for warp. Because it needed continuous external power it could not be worked in a cottage, and it therefore carried the factory with it as a condition of its use.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- The water frame · technology · United Kingdom · not located
- Richard Arkwright · person · United Kingdom · not located
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
Derwent Valley Mills, United Kingdom — World Heritage List
Supports the inscription of the Derwent valley mill complexes, including Cromford, as the place where the modern factory system was established. V55 verification basis: NOT consulted — whc.unesco.org was probed in this session and is blocked by the egress proxy. The inscription reference number and the criteria are deliberately omitted rather than reconstructed.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre · inscribed 2001 · Partly verified
UNESCO World Heritage List entry for Derwent Valley Mills, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (inscribed 2001)
Recorded on The water frame
- Arkwright patents the water frame
- Cromford Mill begins spinning
- Arkwright's patents are overturned
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