query: where did richard arkwright die?

title: Richard Arkwright junior

text: Richard Arkwright junior Richard Arkwright junior (19 December 1755 – 23 April 1843), the son of Sir Richard Arkwright of Cromford, Derbyshire, was the financier (creditor) of Samuel Oldknow of Marple and Mellor and a personal friend. His son Captain Arkwright married Francis Kemble, daughter of the theatre manager Stephen Kemble. Richard Arkwright junior was born in Bolton. His mother, Patience Holt, died when he was only a few months old, and his father, Sir Richard Arkwright, raised him on his own until he was six, then married Margaret Biggensin, with whom he had a daughter, Susan. The couple divorced

title: Richard Arkwright

text: factory system, especially in his mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, now preserved as part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Later in his life Arkwright was known as the "father of the modern industrial factory system." Richard Arkwright, the youngest of seven surviving children, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England on 23 December 1732. His father, Thomas, was a tailor and a Preston Guild burgess. The family is recorded in the Preston Guild Rolls now held by Lancashire Record Office. Richard's parents, Sarah and Thomas, could not afford to send him to school and instead arranged for him to

title: Richard Arkwright

text: very little training was required of his operatives, and it produced a strong yarn suitable for the warp of the cloth. Samuel Crompton was later to combine the two to form the spinning mule. In 1776 Arkwright built a second, larger mill at Cromford and, soon after, mills at Bakewell and Wirksworth. He was invited to Scotland where he helped David Dale establish the cotton mills at New Lanark. A large new mill at Birkacre, Lancashire, was destroyed, however, in the anti-machinery riots in 1779. Arkwright in 1775 obtained for a grand patent covering many processes that he hoped would

title: Arkwright Society

text: There is also a Nottingham Arkwright Society based in the Nottingham Industrial Museum in the grounds of Wollaton Park. Arkwright Society The Arkwright Society is a registered charity engaged in the conservation of industrial monuments in Derbyshire, focusing on the water mills of Lumsdale, Ashford, Cromford and Slinter Wood. It is named after Richard Arkwright who founded the world's first successful water powered cotton spinning mill in Cromford in 1771. The society was founded after a festival in 1971 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of this feat. The society bought the site of Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill in 1979

title: Richard Arkwright

text: 1788 lands in Willersley, the vendor on both occasions being Peter Nightingale, the great-uncle of Florence Nightingale. Arkwright encouraged weavers with large families to move to Cromford. Whole families were employed, with large numbers of children from the age of seven, although this was increased to ten by the time Richard handed the business over to his son; However, towards the end of his tenure, nearly two-thirds of Arkwright's 1,150 employees were children. He allowed employees a week's holiday a year, but on condition that they could not leave the village. He returned to his home county and took up

title: Arkwright Society

text: Arkwright Society The Arkwright Society is a registered charity engaged in the conservation of industrial monuments in Derbyshire, focusing on the water mills of Lumsdale, Ashford, Cromford and Slinter Wood. It is named after Richard Arkwright who founded the world's first successful water powered cotton spinning mill in Cromford in 1771. The society was founded after a festival in 1971 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of this feat. The society bought the site of Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill in 1979 and have since restored its Grade 1 listed buildings. The work has cost four million pounds to date and

title: Richard Arkwright junior

text: company and financed local lords, contractors and governmental plans: like his father, he financed important works in the public transportation sector and railways, including the Cromford Canal. At his death his fortune amounted to over three million pounds, which made him the richest British man from the bourgeoisie. Arkwright was the High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1801. His son Richard (1781–1832) was a member of parliament (MP) for Rye from 1813 to 1818, and again from 1826 to 1830. Joseph Wright of Derby painted portraits of the father and son, the latter along with the rest of the family. These

title: Richard Arkwright

text: 30,000 people were employed in 1785 in factories using Arkwright's patents. He died at Rock House, Cromford, on 3 August 1792, aged 59, leaving a fortune of £500,000. He was buried at St Giles' Church, Matlock. His remains were later moved to St Mary's Church, Cromford. The Arkwright Society, set up after the bicentenary of Cromford Mill, now owns the site and works to preserve the industrial heritage of the area. Arkwright had previously assisted Thomas Highs, who invented the spinning frame. Highs had been unable to patent or develop the idea due to lack of finance. Highswho was also

title: Richard Arkwright

text: to Nottingham, formed a partnership with local businessmen Jedediah Strutt and Samuel Need, and set up a mill powered by horses. But in 1771, he converted to water power and built a new mill in the Derbyshire village of Cromford. It soon became apparent that the small town would not be able to provide enough workers for his mill, so Arkwright built a large number of cottages near the mill and imported workers from outside the area. He also built the Greyhound public house which still stands in Cromford market square. In 1776 he purchased lands in Cromford, and in

title: Richard Arkwright

text: 1771, the partners built the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford, employing 200 people mainly women and children. Arkwright spent £12,000 perfecting his machine, which contained the "crank and comb" for removing the cotton web from carding engines. He had mechanised all the preparatory and spinning processes, and he began to set up water-powered cotton mills as far away as Scotland. His success encouraged many others to copy him, so he had great difficulty in enforcing the patent he was granted in 1775. His spinning frame was a significant technical advance over the spinning jenny of James Hargreaves, in that

title: Richard Arkwright (barrister)

text: Richard Arkwright (barrister) Richard Arkwright (1835 – 14 November 1918) was an English barrister and Conservative Party politician. Arkwright was the second son of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, and the great-grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright. His brother, John Hungerford Arkwright, was Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, whose son John Stanhope Arkwright was also an MP. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1857. He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1859 and in 1862 married Lady Mary Caroline Byng, a daughter of the Earl of Strafford. Arkwright was elected

title: Richard Arkwright (barrister)

text: a mystery story with supernatural elements. In 1889, he published a second novel, "The Queen Anne’s Gate Mystery". This is a detective story with an aristocratic female detective Lady Geraldine accompanied by her husband, who is also the narrator. Richard Arkwright (barrister) Richard Arkwright (1835 – 14 November 1918) was an English barrister and Conservative Party politician. Arkwright was the second son of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, and the great-grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright. His brother, John Hungerford Arkwright, was Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, whose son John Stanhope Arkwright was also an MP. He was

title: Richard Arkwright (1781–1832)

text: Richard Arkwright (1781–1832) Richard Arkwright (30 September 1781 – 28 March 1832) was an English politician. He was the oldest son of Richard Arkwright (died 1843) of Willersley Castle, Derbyshire, and grandson of the entrepreneur Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose invention of the spinning frame and other industrial innovations made him very wealthy. Young Richard was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He and his five brothers were endowed as landed gentry by their father, who gave Richard £30,000 on his marriage in 1803 (equivalent to £ in 2019). He managed his father's estates at Normanton Turville (near

title: Richard Arkwright (1781–1832)

text: Thurlaston, Leicestershire) and Sutton Scarsdale in Derbyshire. Living at Normanton Turville, he served as an officer in the yeomanry, and as Member of Parliament for Rye from 1813 to 1818, and from 1826 to 1830. Richard Arkwright (1781–1832) Richard Arkwright (30 September 1781 – 28 March 1832) was an English politician. He was the oldest son of Richard Arkwright (died 1843) of Willersley Castle, Derbyshire, and grandson of the entrepreneur Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose invention of the spinning frame and other industrial innovations made him very wealthy. Young Richard was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He

title: Richard Arkwright junior

text: a few years later, but Richard Arkwright senior tried to follow the education of his children. Sir Richard had earlier patented the water frame, a roller-spinning machine powered by water, that turned textile spinning into a factory industry and in so doing founded the factory system of manufacture. Richard Arkwright junior followed in his father's footsteps, and he developed the factory system even further. He was an outstanding organiser of labour and machinery processing, ambitious, forceful and persevering. The wealth of Arkwright, much greater than that of his father, was not only due to the textile industry. After his father

title: Richard Arkwright

text: that produced a strong twist for warps, substituting wooden and metal cylinders for human fingers. This made possible inexpensive cotton-spinning. Lewis Paul had invented a machine for carding in 1748. Richard Arkwright made improvements to this machine and in 1775 took out a patent for a new carding engine, which converted raw cotton buds into a continuous skein of cotton fibres which could then be spun into yarn. Arkwright and John Smalley set up a small horse-driven factory at Nottingham. Needing more capital to expand, Arkwright partnered with Jedediah Strutt and Samuel Need, wealthy hosiery manufacturers, who were nonconformists. In

title: Richard Arkwright

text: shifts per day including an overlap. Bells rang at 5 am and 5 pm and the gates were shut precisely at 6 am and 6 pm. Anyone who was late not only could not work that day but lost an extra day's pay. Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. Although his patents were eventually overturned, he is credited with inventing the spinning frame, which following the transition to water power was renamed the water frame. He also patented a rotary carding

title: Richard Arkwright

text: be taught to read and write by his cousin Ellen. Richard was apprenticed to a Mr Nicholson, a barber at nearby Kirkham, and began his working life as a barber and wig-maker, setting up a shop at Churchgate in Bolton in the early 1750s. It was here that he invented a waterproof dye for use on the fashionable periwigs of the time, the income from which later funded his prototype cotton machinery. Arkwright married his first wife, Patience Holt, in 1755. They had a son, Richard Arkwright Junior, who was born the same year. In 1756, Patience died of unspecified

title: Richard Arkwright

text: Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. Although his patents were eventually overturned, he is credited with inventing the spinning frame, which following the transition to water power was renamed the water frame. He also patented a rotary carding engine that transformed raw cotton into cotton lap. Arkwright's achievement was to combine power, machinery, semi-skilled labour and the new raw material of cotton to create mass-produced yarn. His skills of organization made him, more than anyone else, the creator of the modern

title: Richard Arkwright

text: causes. Arkwright later married Margaret Biggins in 1761 at the age of 29 years. They had three children, of whom only Susannah survived to adulthood. It was only after the death of his first wife that he became an entrepreneur. He became interested in spinning and carding machinery that turned raw cotton into thread. In 1768, he and John Kay, a clockmaker, briefly returned to Preston renting rooms in a house on Stoneygate, now known as Arkwright House, where they worked on a spinning machine. In 1769 Arkwright patented the spinning frame, which became known as the water-frame, a machine

title: Richard Arkwright junior

text: dining room at Willersley Castle. This painting was on loan and in the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery, where it was exhibited next to the one representing his father. The painting was sold at Sotheby's on 29 November 2001. In 2003, the painting was to be moved to the United States but the Derby Museum launched a petition to keep it in its home country. It is a cornerstone to the society. The Arkwright Society, also concerned about the loss of the painting, took an active part in this campaign and the picture eventually remained in England. Richard

title: Richard Arkwright

text: the lease of the Birkacre mill at Chorley, a catalyst for the town's growth into one of the most important industrialised towns of the Industrial Revolution. In 1777 he leased the Haarlem Mill in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, where he installed the first steam engine to be used in a cotton mill, though this was used to replenish the millpond that drove the mill's waterwheel rather than to drive the machinery directly. Arkwright also created another factory, Masson Mill. It was made from red brick, which was expensive at the time. In the mid-1780s, Arkwright lost many of his patents when courts

title: Did Six Million Really Die?

text: Canadian Supreme Court's landmark decision "R v Zundel", when it declared that the law under which he had been charged, "reporting false news", was unconstitutional. "Did Six Million Really Die?" was banned in Germany and South Africa. In 2017 Amazon.com removed the book along with other holocaust-denying books from its US and UK sites. Did Six Million Really Die? Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth At Last is a Holocaust denial pamphlet allegedly written by British National Front member Richard Verrall under the pseudonym "Richard E. Harwood" and published in 1974 by neo-Nazi propagandist Ernst Zündel, another Holocaust denier

title: Richard Arkwright junior

text: two works illustrate the difference in wealth between the two generations. The father is sitting on an ordinary chair, behind his invention, the source of his new social status, whereas the other painting represents Richard junior, with his wife Mary and daughter Anne, all dressed in expensive clothes to the latest fashion with a view of the park of the family estate. The painting of Richard junior and his family, painted in 1790, was intended as a pendant to Wright's portrait of Sir Richard, and was thought the best of the four paintings which hung in the Arkwright family estate

title: John Arkwright (politician)

text: Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade. He was the author of the hymn 'O Valiant Hearts' written to honour the war dead of World War I. In 1934 he was knighted and made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Hereford. John Arkwright (politician) Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (10 July 1872 – 19 September 1954) was a British Conservative Party politician. Born in London, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright and the son of John Hungerford Arkwright. His uncle, Richard Arkwright, was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster. In 1910, he sold

title: John Arkwright (politician)

text: John Arkwright (politician) Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (10 July 1872 – 19 September 1954) was a British Conservative Party politician. Born in London, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright and the son of John Hungerford Arkwright. His uncle, Richard Arkwright, was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster. In 1910, he sold his family home, Hampton Court, near Leominster and purchased Kinsham Court. At the 1900 general election he was elected as MP for Hereford, a position he served in until his resignation in 1912. In April 1902 he was appointed private secretary (unpaid) to

title: John Hungerford Arkwright

text: death, in 1858. Arkwright also served as a Justice of the Peace. He died on 25 May 1905. When the Leominster market hall, Grange Court, was dismantled and stored in the mid-1850s, Arkwright purchased it at auction, then offered the building to the council if they would re-erect it. When they refused, he moved the building himself and rebuilt it near the priory church in 1859. Subsequently acquired by compulsory purchase, the building remains in local government use. Arkwright was the great-grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright. His younger brother was Richard Arkwright, a barrister and Member of

title: Richard Arkwright

text: give him monopoly power over the fast-growing industry, but Lancashire opinion was bitterly hostile to exclusive patents; in 1781 Arkwright tried and failed to uphold his monopolistic 1775 patent. The case dragged on in court for years but was finally settled against him in 1785, on the grounds that his specifications were deficient and that he had borrowed his ideas from Leigh reed-maker Thomas Highs. The story is that clock-maker Kay, who had been commissioned by Highs to make a working metal model of Highs's invention, had given the design to Arkwright, who formed a partnership with him. Arkwright moved

title: Henry Arkwright

text: Henry Arkwright Henry Arkwright (16 December 1837 – 13 October 1866) was an English amateur first-class cricketer. He made seventeen appearances between 1858 and 1866. He is one of only three cricketers to have taken 18 first-class wickets in a match. Henry Arkwright was born in Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, the fourth son of John Arkwright, and the great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright. He was educated at Harrow School, and played in the school cricket team for three years, from 1855 to 1857. He twice played in the annual match against Eton, claiming nine wickets in an innings victory in

title: George Arkwright

text: a by-election in February 1842. George Arkwright George Arkwright (20 August 1807 – 5 February 1856, Piccadilly) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1842 until his death in 1856. Arkwright was born in Bakewell, Derbyshire, the great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving his B.A. in 1830 and his M.A. in 1833. He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1833. At the 1837 general election Arkwright stood unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament from Northern Derbyshire, but he was

title: George Arkwright

text: George Arkwright George Arkwright (20 August 1807 – 5 February 1856, Piccadilly) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1842 until his death in 1856. Arkwright was born in Bakewell, Derbyshire, the great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving his B.A. in 1830 and his M.A. in 1833. He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1833. At the 1837 general election Arkwright stood unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament from Northern Derbyshire, but he was elected unopposed in Leominster at

title: Augustus Arkwright

text: Agra Bank Limited. He was elected at the 1868 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for North Derbyshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1880 general election. Augustus Arkwright Augustus Peter Arkwright (6 March 1821 – 6 October 1887) was a Royal Navy officer and a Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880. Arkwright was the seventh son of Peter Arkwright J.P. of Hock Houses near Matlock, and his wife Mary Anne Hurt, daughter of Charles Hurt. He was the grandson of Richard Arkwright Junior.

title: Augustus Arkwright

text: Augustus Arkwright Augustus Peter Arkwright (6 March 1821 – 6 October 1887) was a Royal Navy officer and a Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880. Arkwright was the seventh son of Peter Arkwright J.P. of Hock Houses near Matlock, and his wife Mary Anne Hurt, daughter of Charles Hurt. He was the grandson of Richard Arkwright Junior. Between 1829 and 1832, he was educated at Seaforth near Liverpool and in 1833 at the age of 12 went to Portsmouth Naval College. He left there in June 1835 and joined HMS "Barham" at

title: Did Six Million Really Die?

text: Did Six Million Really Die? Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth At Last is a Holocaust denial pamphlet allegedly written by British National Front member Richard Verrall under the pseudonym "Richard E. Harwood" and published in 1974 by neo-Nazi propagandist Ernst Zündel, another Holocaust denier and pamphleteer. The NF denied that Verrall was the author in a 1978 edition of "World in Action". In 1983, Holocaust survivor Sabina Citron began a private prosecution under s.181 of the Canadian Criminal Code against Zündel, charging him with spreading false news. She was subsequently joined in her proceedings against Zündel by the

title: Arkwright, New York

text: Arkwright, New York Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,061. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device. Arkwright is in the northeast quadrant of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Dunkirk. Settlement began around 1807. The town of Arkwright was established in 1829 from the towns of Villenova and Pomfret. Dairy farms and cheesemaking were important in the early economy. Arkwright was one of the first towns in New York to form a cheese cooperative.

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: live in England in 1906 and Arkwright died in 1915 at Bournemouth. Arkwright owned several notable houses in both England and New Zealand. Of these, Overton in Marton is the most notable and is registered as Category I with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Arkwright was born in 1846 and baptised on 13 April of that year in Mayfield, East Sussex, England. His parents were The Reverend Godfrey Harry Arkwright (c. 1815–1866) and Frances Rafela Fitzherbert Arkwright (1823–1849). Richard Arkwright was his great-grandfather, and Sir William Fitzherbert, 1st Baronet was a maternal great-grandfather. His brother William Harry was born

title: Arkwright, New York

text: was $41,974, and the median income for a family was $45,294. Males had a median income of $33,313 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,802. About 6.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. Arkwright, New York Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,061. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device. Arkwright

title: Arkwright Scholarships

text: Trust is named after the famed 18th Century engineer Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the water frame and the 'father' of the modern factory system. The Trust was founded in 1991 and became a registered charity in England and Wales in 1993 under the name "Arkwright Scholarship Trust". It was re-registered as the "Arkwright Scholarships Trust" in 2002. It shares premises with The Smallpeice Trust in Leamington Spa, England. The Trust was led from 1991 to 2001 by Mr Tony Pickering, former Head Teacher of Pocklington School. From 2001 to 2011 the Trust was led by Mrs Linda Scott OBE

title: Arkwright House, Preston

text: 1768 Richard Arkwright was a lodger in the house. Arkwright was obsessed with the idea of creating a machine to spin yarn mechanically. During the time he was living in the house he worked with Thomas Highs and John Kay to develop a machine to do this. Their work was carried out in secrecy, the landlord thinking that they were working on a machine to measure the longitude. However it resulted in a machine known as the water frame, and this was patented in 1769. The historian David Hunt argues that this makes Arkwright House one of the birthplaces of

title: Arkwright House, Preston

text: Arkwright House, Preston Arkwright House is in Stoneygate, Preston, Lancashire, England. The house was built in 1728, and was later expanded and restored. It is notable as the place in which Richard Arkwright and colleagues worked in 1768 to develop the water frame, a machine for spinning yarn. The house is an example of Georgian architecture, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The house was built in 1728. It was the home of Revd Ellis Henry, who was the headmaster of the Free Grammar School in Stoneygate, and in

title: Richard Arkwright (barrister)

text: as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster at an unopposed by-election in February 1866, and stated that his position was not to oppose every change, but that he was against any 'great organic changes being made in matters connected with Church or State'. He held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons on 8 February 1876. At the resulting by-election, the Leominster seat was gained by a Liberal. After retiring from parliament, Arkwright was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire. In 1886, Arkwright published "Driven Home: A Tale of Destiny" under the pseudonym Evelyn Owen. It is

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: Francis Arkwright (politician) Francis Arkwright (17 March 1846 – 1 March 1915) belonged to the British gentry. His first wife died after giving birth to a daughter, and he remarried. Arkwright represented East Derbyshire in the British House of Commons from 1874 to 1880. In 1882, the Arkwright family emigrated to New Zealand, where he commissioned a large country house on the Rangitikei River. Arkwright was a leading Freemason. He unsuccessfully stood for the Rangitikei electorate on two occasions; in the and in the . In 1895, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. The family returned to

title: Arkwright House, Manchester

text: some similarities with Nazi architecture where classical buildings were preferred. Hartwell describes the front façade facing Parsonage Gardens as architecturally 'impressive'. Arkwright House, Manchester Arkwright House is a Grade-II listed building in Manchester, England. Designed by local architects, Harry S. Fairhurst, it was completed by 1937 for the English Sewing Cotton Company. Arkwright House is built in a neo-classical style with some art deco motifs which was widely prominent during the 1930s. Arkwright House was heavily damaged in the 1992 Manchester bombing and needed work to repair the building. It is marked by it giant Corinthian order columns and the

title: Arkwright, Rhode Island

text: to have financed nearly 30 slaving voyages and transported 11,000 Africans to the United States; Doctor Caleb Fiske, Philip Fiske, and Asher Robbins. The company was named after Richard Arkwright, a British mill entrepreneur who had trained Samuel Slater. Arkwright Manufacturing constructed its first textile mill in 1810. After a fire it was rebuilt in 1822, with various buildings being added later in the nineteenth and twentieth century. It was the beginning of the textile industry in New England, leading to strong economic ties with the Deep South, whose slave labor supplied the cotton. The mill passed through various owners.

title: Arkwright, Alabama

text: 1924, the railroad company raised the railroad bed, eliminating the need for a depot. The population soon began to decline and the post office was closed shortly afterwards. The Arkwright Baptist Church and Arkwright Heritage Area, which includes multiple structures and cemeteries, were added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2011. Arkwright, Alabama Arkwright is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community lies near the banks of the Coosa River and partially within the city limits of Vincent. Arkwright was founded in 1907 and was named for Preston Stanley Arkwright, who served as

title: Francis Arkwright (cricketer)

text: colonel. He was killed in action on 1 July 1942, during the North African Campaign at Acroma in Libya. Francis Arkwright (cricketer) Francis Godfrey Bertram Arkwright (30 January 1905 – 1 July 1942) was an English army officer and first-class cricketer. Arkwright was a right-handed batsman. Arkwright was the son of Bertram Harry Godfrey Arkwright (1879–1949) and his wife Grace Emma Julia Arkwright (née Hurt) (c.1875–1950). His grandfather was the Reverend William Harry Arkwright, the older brother of the politician Francis Arkwright (1846–1915). Arkwright played in four first-class matches, representing Hampshire in three of those during the 1923 County Championship

title: Francis Arkwright (cricketer)

text: Francis Arkwright (cricketer) Francis Godfrey Bertram Arkwright (30 January 1905 – 1 July 1942) was an English army officer and first-class cricketer. Arkwright was a right-handed batsman. Arkwright was the son of Bertram Harry Godfrey Arkwright (1879–1949) and his wife Grace Emma Julia Arkwright (née Hurt) (c.1875–1950). His grandfather was the Reverend William Harry Arkwright, the older brother of the politician Francis Arkwright (1846–1915). Arkwright played in four first-class matches, representing Hampshire in three of those during the 1923 County Championship season. He made his first-class debut for the club against Lancashire, playing two further games that season for the

title: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright

text: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is a limited series comic book written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. Luther Arkwright made his first appearance in the mid-1970s in "The Papist Affair", a short strip for "Brainstorm Comix" where Arkwright teamed up with a group of cigar-chewing biker nuns to recover the sacred relics of St. Adolf of Nuremberg from "a buncha male chauvinist priests". The first parts of "The Adventures of Luther Arkwright" followed as a serial in the British underground comic "Near Myths" in 1978, were later continued in "pssst!" magazine, then interrupted in 1982,

title: Arkwright Town railway station

text: 1 collieries. Housing for the railway's employees was provided by the main Chesterfield to Bolsover Road (A632) next to that branch. The buildings remain. They were built in the LD&ECR's distinctive standard architecture and are known as "Railway Cottages." The next station was Bolsover South after crossing the Doe Lea Viaduct which, though strongly built, suffered from coal mining subsidence, as did many of the lines in the area. Arkwright Town railway station Arkwright Town railway station was in Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England. The line and station were opened by the LD&ECR in March 1897. The company struggled financially and

title: Richard Arkwright

text: ruled them to be essentially copies of earlier work. Despite this, he was knighted in 1786 and was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1787. Aggressive and self-sufficient, Arkwright proved a difficult man to work with. He bought out all his partners and went on to build factories at Manchester, Matlock Bath, New Lanark (in partnership with David Dale) and elsewhere. Unlike most entrepreneurs, who were nonconformist, he attended the Church of England. Arkwright's achievements were widely recognised; he served as high sheriff of Derbyshire and was knighted in 1786. Much of his fortune derived from licensing his intellectual rights; about

title: Paul Arkwright

text: Paul Arkwright Paul Thomas Arkwright (born 2 March 1962) is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2015–18. Arkwright was born in Bolton, and grew up in Lancashire. He is the son of Thomas Arkwright and Muriel Hague. He grew up in Bolton. He attended the independent school Ampleforth College. He gained a BA in English in 1983 from Trinity College, Cambridge. Arkwright joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1987. He was based in West Berlin (British Military Government near the Olympiastadion) from 1988–1991, seeing the overthrow of the Berlin Wall at

title: Chris Arkwright

text: Warrington of the 1960s, John Arkwright, Jr., and the grandson of the rugby league footballer, John "Jack" Arkwright. Chris Arkwright Christopher Arkwright (born ), also known by the nicknames of "Chris", "Bernard" and "Tosh", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens as a or , i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 13. Chris Arkwright won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1984 against Wales (sub), and won caps for

title: Jack Arkwright

text: 19 November 1932. Jack Arkwright signed for St. Helens for a signing-on fee of £50, he was transferred from St. Helens to Warrington for a world record transfer fee for a forward of £800 on 1 October 1934, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £146,100 in 2016). Jack Arkwright is an inductee in both the St Helens RFC Hall of Fame, and the Warrington RLFC Hall of Fame. Jack Arkwright was the father of the rugby league of the 1960s for St. Helens; John Arkwright Jr., and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer; Chris Arkwright.

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: son of William Harry Arkwright). Coton House was listed as a Grade II* listed building in 1951. Bertram Arkwright's second son was the cricketer Francis Arkwright (1905–1942). In 1875, Arkwright married Evelyn Addington Wells; there were no children from this second marriage. In 1876, Arkwright was initiated as a Freemason at Scarsdale Lodge No.681. Arkwright was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Derbyshire from 1874 to 1880. In 1882, Arkwright emigrated to New Zealand with his second wife and daughter from the first marriage. On 28 November, they arrived in Nelson on the "Taiaroa". Francis Arkwright left for Wanganui on

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: Anthony Arkwright Anthony Arkwright is a convicted British spree killer, who, over the course of 56 hours in August 1988, murdered three people in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire. Arkwright is also suspected of murdering a fourth person during his killing spree, the charge of which Arkwright's trial judge ordered to be laid on his file. Arkwright was 21 years old at the time of the killings and was 22 when he was convicted. He is currently serving a whole life tariff. Anthony Arkwright was born in the mining community of Wath-upon-Dearne in what was the historic county of West Riding. He

title: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright

text: 7"). In 2006, it was announced that Benderspink would be creating a live action film with producers Andrew Prowse and Sophie Patrick. According to Talbot, the rights for the project lapsed in June 2010. The Adventures of Luther Arkwright The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is a limited series comic book written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. Luther Arkwright made his first appearance in the mid-1970s in "The Papist Affair", a short strip for "Brainstorm Comix" where Arkwright teamed up with a group of cigar-chewing biker nuns to recover the sacred relics of St. Adolf of Nuremberg from "a buncha male

title: Did Six Million Really Die?

text: Six Million Really Die?" does not fit with received views of reality because it is not part of reality. Although in the end he was not required to give evidence, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper offered to give evidence, stating that "behind a simulated objectivity of expression, it is in fact an irresponsible and tendentious publication which avoids material evidence and presents selected half-truths and distortions for the sole purpose of sowing anti-Semitic propaganda". Anthony Hancock re-published "Did Six Million Really Die?" and made a significant amount of money from doing so, to the point where he was sued for royalties

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: the steamer "Wallace" the next day, followed by his wife and daughter on 6 December on the steamer "Murray". He was looking for new opportunities after he lost his seat in Parliament. Arkwright did not think that he would return to his native Derbyshire. Arkwright bought land near Marton and commissioned the architects Frederick de Jersey Clere and Alfred Atkins to design a large country house near the Rangitikei River which he called Overton. The Tudor style building is unusual for its concrete panels between the timber framing; it was a very early application of concrete and de Jersey Clere

title: Arkwright Town

text: Arkwright Town Arkwright Town, commonly referred to as Arkwright, is a settlement in North East Derbyshire, England that is notable for having moved its location in the early 1990s. Despite its name, the settlement has no official town status. Located between Chesterfield and Bolsover on the A632 road it was formerly a coal mining village. Arkwright Colliery closed in 1988 and it was then discovered that the community was threatened by emissions of methane gas that caused some of its houses to be evacuated. The whole settlement was owned by British Coal and a decision was taken, along with Derbyshire

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: doctor commenting that Arkwright was "the sanest person in the building". At his trial in Sheffield Crown Court in July 1989, Arkwright pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life. It was commented upon that Arkwright was an "evil fantasist" who had a desire to be as famous as Jack the Ripper. The case against Arkwright killing Kronadaite was unproven and at the trial, the judge ordered the case to lie on his file. In 2003, Home Secretary David Blunkett changed the law so that those who had been sentenced to life, would spend the rest of their life behind bars

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: for six days. The next to be killed was Raymond Ford, a neighbour of Arkwright's, an unemployed teacher and who was being bullied by Arkwright. He had burgled items from Ford's flat and Ford had reported him to the police. Arkwright knew this and wanted revenge. At 3:00 am on the 28 August 1988, he entered Ford's flat completely naked apart from a devil mask. Arkwright stabbed Ford more than 500 times and draped his entrails around the room that he was murdered in. Arkwright went home to shower off the blood and at 7:00 am, the police came around

title: Arkwright, Alabama

text: Arkwright, Alabama Arkwright is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community lies near the banks of the Coosa River and partially within the city limits of Vincent. Arkwright was founded in 1907 and was named for Preston Stanley Arkwright, who served as founder and president of Georgia Railway and Power Company and as an official with the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. At one point, the community was home to a railroad station, post office, bank, cotton gin, gristmill, general store, furniture store, and school. The post office was in operation from 1909 to 1926. In

title: Paul Arkwright

text: of Nigeria, taking up his post at Abuja in October 2015. He was replaced in November 2018 to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Arkwrigh was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to foreign policy. Arkwright married Patricia Holland in 1997 in Paris, and they have a son and daughter. He follows Bolton Wanderers F.C.. Paul Arkwright Paul Thomas Arkwright (born 2 March 1962) is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2015–18. Arkwright was born in Bolton, and grew up

title: Marian Arkwright

text: "Japanese Symphony" contained airs that she had noted down herself. Marian Arkwright Marian Arkwright (1863–1922) was an English composer. Marian Arkwright was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and received a doctorate in music at Durham University. After completing her studies, she worked as an orchestra musician and composer and conducted orchestras including the Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union. She received a prize from "The Gentlewoman" for an original orchestral work "The Winds of the World". Arkwright was noted for unusual instrument combinations. Selected works include: She published three volumes of violin and piano duets and two "Concert Pieces" for viola and

title: Marian Arkwright

text: Marian Arkwright Marian Arkwright (1863–1922) was an English composer. Marian Arkwright was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and received a doctorate in music at Durham University. After completing her studies, she worked as an orchestra musician and composer and conducted orchestras including the Newbury Amateur Orchestral Union. She received a prize from "The Gentlewoman" for an original orchestral work "The Winds of the World". Arkwright was noted for unusual instrument combinations. Selected works include: She published three volumes of violin and piano duets and two "Concert Pieces" for viola and piano. She took an interest in folk music and her

title: Chris Arkwright

text: Chris Arkwright Christopher Arkwright (born ), also known by the nicknames of "Chris", "Bernard" and "Tosh", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens as a or , i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 13. Chris Arkwright won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1984 against Wales (sub), and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1985 against New Zealand (sub) (2 matches). Chris Arkwright played ,

title: Jack Arkwright

text: France, and Wales, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches). During the 1936 tour Arkwright achieved the unusual distinction of being dismissed twice in one game. Playing against Northern Districts he was dismissed for violent play. The opposing captain, J Kingston, appealed to the referee for Arkwright to continue to play. The referee rescinded the sending off but towards the end of the game dismissed Arkwright again for again punching an opponent. Jack Arkwright

title: May Arkwright

text: to keep single mothers and their children together. In her memory, Al started the Hutton Settlement orphanage in the Spokane Valley. May Arkwright May Hutton (July 21, 1860 – October 6, 1915) was a suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. May Arkwright, who has been described as an orphan by some sources, is now often believed to have been illegitimate. She was raised by her paternal grandfather, Aza, in Ohio. Aza, who was blind, enjoyed political meetings and May often accompanied him. In 1883, she moved to Idaho, where she owned and

title: May Arkwright

text: May Arkwright May Hutton (July 21, 1860 – October 6, 1915) was a suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. May Arkwright, who has been described as an orphan by some sources, is now often believed to have been illegitimate. She was raised by her paternal grandfather, Aza, in Ohio. Aza, who was blind, enjoyed political meetings and May often accompanied him. In 1883, she moved to Idaho, where she owned and operated a boarding house in Kellogg. In 1887, she married Levi Hutton ("Al"; one of her customers) and they moved to

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: began. Arkwright went to Wath-upon-Dearne, where he stabbed his grandfather, 68-year old Stasis Pudoikis, which resulted Pudoikis suffering paralysis. Afterwards he dragged Pudoikis' body into a shed on his allotment and used a lump hammer to crush Pudoikis' skull. After killing his grandfather, Arkwright went on a pub crawl in Mexborough and dropped hints about the murder, saying things such as, "It's been murder on the allotment today." It was believed that Arkwright's second victim was his grandfather's housekeeper, 73-year-old Elsa Kronadaite, whilst in the process of robbing his grandfather's savings of £3,000. Both Pudoikis and Kronadaite were left undiscovered

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: two others, as they were both conservatives and the vote would be split between them. One of the conservatives should thus withdraw from the contest, and the editor thought that Arkwright had the better chances. On the same day, Arkwright had a mixed reception at a meeting with electors at Halcombe. An amendment for a vote of confidence in Arkwright resulted in some dispute amongst the attendees. By mid July, Arkwright had withdrawn from the contest, and Bruce went on to defeat Stevens. The in the Rangitikei electorate was again contested by Bruce, Stevens and Arkwright, with Bruce obtaining the

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: went on to design many concrete churches. After he had commissioned the house, the family returned to England and came back in 1884 when the house was finished. The contract price was just over £2,500 for the large house. When Arkwright left New Zealand for good, he passed the house on to his nephew Henry Arkwright (third son of William Harry Arkwright). The house passed from the Arkwright family in 1987. In 1990, the building was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage item, with registration number 187. Arkwright was initiated into the Scarsdale

title: John Hungerford Arkwright

text: Parliament (MP) for Leominster. Arkwright's only son, Sir John Stanhope Arkwright, was elected as MP for Hereford, at the 1900 general election, and remained so until his resignation in 1912. Arkwright also had three daughters, Geraldine Mary Rose, Evelyn Lucy Alice, and Olive Katharine Mary. Arkwright's papers relating to the Hampton Court Estate are in the Herefordshire Record Office. His portrait in oil, by Frederick Samuel Beaumont in 1906, is in the collection of Herefordshire County Council. John Hungerford Arkwright John Hungerford Arkwright (12 July 1833 – 25 May 1905) was Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire from 27 January 1902 to

title: John Hungerford Arkwright

text: John Hungerford Arkwright John Hungerford Arkwright (12 July 1833 – 25 May 1905) was Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire from 27 January 1902 to 5 December 1904, and was one of the wealthiest landowners in that county. Arkwright was born at the family home, Hampton Court, near Leominster, in Herefordshire, England, on 12 July 1833. He was the eldest son of John Arkwright Esq. and Sarah, who was the eldest daughter of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns Bart. He was educated at Eton and studied at Christ Church, Oxford. At the age of 25, he inherited the Hampton Court Estate, on his father's

title: Arkwright House, Manchester

text: Arkwright House, Manchester Arkwright House is a Grade-II listed building in Manchester, England. Designed by local architects, Harry S. Fairhurst, it was completed by 1937 for the English Sewing Cotton Company. Arkwright House is built in a neo-classical style with some art deco motifs which was widely prominent during the 1930s. Arkwright House was heavily damaged in the 1992 Manchester bombing and needed work to repair the building. It is marked by it giant Corinthian order columns and the use of Portland stone as the exterior. The building has been described as 'sinister' by one architecture critic, suggesting it shares

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: Council after he had returned to England. Apparently, he missed the hunting and shooting opportunities that were available to him in the 'Old Country', and he undertook yearly expeditions into the Scottish sporting districts. He died on 1 March 1915 at Bournemouth from pneumonia, survived by his wife and daughter. Francis Arkwright (politician) Francis Arkwright (17 March 1846 – 1 March 1915) belonged to the British gentry. His first wife died after giving birth to a daughter, and he remarried. Arkwright represented East Derbyshire in the British House of Commons from 1874 to 1880. In 1882, the Arkwright family emigrated

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: majority during the show of hands during the nomination meeting in Marton. In an address to electors at Bulls, Arkwright lectured on the benefits of free trade. Apparently, Arkwright was better received by the electors, but Stevens was seen as the favourite. In the end, Bruce obtained 716 votes, a considerable margin over the 492 votes for Stevens, with Arkwright coming a distant third at 213 votes. The in the Rangitikei electorate was contested by Arkwright and Douglas Hastings Macarthur, who had been the representative for the neighbouring electorate since 1884. Both candidates were well received during meetings with the

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: Knightsbridge in London. George Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford was a grandfather of his wife. Arthur Duncombe married Arkwright's mother's sister Katherine Henrietta Venezia Milbank. The Arkwrights had one daughter, Margaret Louise Arkwright, born on 28 April 1873. His wife died on 6 May 1873, one week after giving birth. Arkwright owned Overton Hall in Derbyshire in 1873. Previously owned by Joseph Banks, Overton Hall became a Grade II* listed building in 1967. Arkwright purchased Coton House in Churchover, Warwickshire, in 1874 including the manorial rights and patronage. At Arkwright's death, the house passed to his nephew Bertram Arkwright (first

title: Where Did the Good Times Go?

text: Where Did the Good Times Go? "Where Did the Good Times Go?" is, what is popularly termed, the "big ballad" or "11 o'clock number" from the musical "Over Here!", which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. The song is the penultimate moment of drama when all seems lost toward the end of the second act. The song was somewhat successful as a single for Patty Andrews, who debuted the song in the show. The song was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. The recording on both the LP and the single

title: Arkwright (Open All Hours)

text: to be too small for the act. Arkwright and Gladys apparently never got married before Arkwright's death; Gladys claims he died to save the cost of the church. Arkwright (Open All Hours) Albert E. Arkwright, usually referred to simply as Arkwright, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the British sitcom, "Open All Hours", played by Ronnie Barker. Arkwright is the uncle of Granville and the proprietor of an old fashioned Yorkshire corner shop, which in the era of the programme (1970s and 1980s) was a product of a bygone age. Arkwright's signature characteristic is his stutter, which

title: Arkwright (Open All Hours)

text: Arkwright (Open All Hours) Albert E. Arkwright, usually referred to simply as Arkwright, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the British sitcom, "Open All Hours", played by Ronnie Barker. Arkwright is the uncle of Granville and the proprietor of an old fashioned Yorkshire corner shop, which in the era of the programme (1970s and 1980s) was a product of a bygone age. Arkwright's signature characteristic is his stutter, which Granville never misses an opportunity to mock. Arkwright is a pragmatic, miserly man with old-fashioned values, whose world seems to stop at his shop door, except for his

title: Arkwright Town

text: County Council, to transfer ownership of the 52 properties to a housing trust, construct a new settlement of 56 properties to the north of the site affected by methane, and move all the residents. Construction was completed by 1995 when the old Arkwright Town was demolished. Part of the deal with British Coal included the use of open cast mining on a 100-acre site which began in November 1993 and continued for some years. A new nature walk was established in 2010 using the uninhabitable waste land that was once used as a railway line. Arkwright Town Arkwright Town, commonly

title: Ian Arkwright

text: Ian Arkwright Ian Arkwright (born 18 September 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Torquay United. He played as a winger, and the majority of his League career was spent with Wrexham in the early 1980s. Arkwright was born in Shafton, Barnsley, and began his career as an apprentice with Wolverhampton Wanderers, turning professional in September 1977. He failed to establish himself at Wolves however, and played just four times in total. His debut was as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 30 September

title: Ian Arkwright

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: with no chance of parole. This was challenged in 2013 when the European Court of Human Rights decreed that whole-life tariffs without the option for a review or parole amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. However, a Court of Appeal process ruled that the whole life sentences were "entirely compatible" with the European Convention of Human Rights. The television programme "When Life Means Life" broadcast an episode about Arkwright in its first series in 2012. Anthony Arkwright Anthony Arkwright is a convicted British spree killer, who, over the course of 56 hours in August 1988, murdered three people in Wath-upon-Dearne,

title: Anthony Arkwright

text: to arrest him for burgling from Ford's flat, completely unaware that Ford lay dead next door. After being interviewed for three hours and then released on police bail for a court appearance the following week, Arkwright went out on another drinking session. Arkwright was amazed at being a murderer allowed to walk free from a police station and in the early morning of 28 August, he entered the specially adapted bungalow belonging to his other next-door neighbour, Marcus Law. Law, who was 25 at the time, was in a wheelchair after a motorcycling accident and, in what Arkwright would describe

title: Robert Arkwright

text: Robert Arkwright Major General Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright & Bar (1903–1971) was a British Army officer who served in World War II and later commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. Arkwright was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1924. He served in World War II as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for 1st Armoured Division in France, as a General Staff Officer with 8th Armoured Division and as Brigadier responsible for Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the British Eighth Army before being made Commander of 23rd Armoured Brigade in 1943. As Commander of the 23rd Armoured Brigade he took part in the

title: Henry Arkwright

text: along with his guide and two porters, was killed in an avalanche on Mont Blanc on 13 October 1866. The bodies of those with Arkwright were soon found and buried, but his remains were not discovered for 31 years. The body, which was lacking both feet and the head, was in places well preserved; the right hand was "marvellously life-like, the ice had even preserved in it the red tint of the blood". The remains were interred in the little Protestant church at Chamonix. Henry Arkwright Henry Arkwright (16 December 1837 – 13 October 1866) was an English amateur first-class

title: Jack Arkwright

text: Jack Arkwright John Arkwright (3 December 1902 – 20 January 1990), also known by the nickname of "Big Jack", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain England and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens and Warrington, as a or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he is Warrington's oldest player aged-42. Jack Arkwright, won caps for England while at St Helens in 1933 against Other Nationalities, while at Warrington in 1936 against

title: Jack Arkwright

title: Arkwright Bridge

text: an average 15 feet of water. Arkwright Bridge The Arkwright Bridge is an abandoned historic bridge formerly carrying Hill Street over the Pawtuxet River in the Arkwright mill village in central Rhode Island. The river forms the border between Cranston and Coventry. The first bridge to span the Pawtuxet River at this location was an early nineteenth century wooden bridge, located in the city of Cranston. In 1887, a special resolution was passed changing the Coventry-Cranston border to the Pawtuxet River. A new iron bridge was commissioned in 1888 by a joint building committee from both Coventry and Cranston and

title: Arkwright Bridge

text: Arkwright Bridge The Arkwright Bridge is an abandoned historic bridge formerly carrying Hill Street over the Pawtuxet River in the Arkwright mill village in central Rhode Island. The river forms the border between Cranston and Coventry. The first bridge to span the Pawtuxet River at this location was an early nineteenth century wooden bridge, located in the city of Cranston. In 1887, a special resolution was passed changing the Coventry-Cranston border to the Pawtuxet River. A new iron bridge was commissioned in 1888 by a joint building committee from both Coventry and Cranston and the responsibility for maintenance of the

title: James Hargreaves

text: Arkwright's two most important patents annulled. Thomas Highs of Leigh had claimed that he was the true inventor of both these devices and the spinning jenny as well. In his testimony, Arkwright had over-emphasised the humble nature of both himself and Hargreaves – some of which was not based on fact. He wrongly attributed the date of invention as 1767. Richard Guest opposed Arkwright, and the Edinburgh Review, No. 91reported Guest's opinions and introduced other fallacies. Parish burial registers misspelt Hargreaves as Hargraves, but prove that he did not die in the workhouse. This was confirmed to Baines by Hargreaves's

title: Joseph Arthur Arkwright

text: Joseph Arthur Arkwright Sir Joseph Arthur Arkwright MA MD MRCS FRCP FRS (22 March 1864 – 22 November 1944) was a medical doctor. He was forced to give up his work due to severe dermatitis. He became a bacteriologist and from 1906 joined the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, first as a voluntary worker, then as assistant bacteriologist from 1908. He was born at Thurlaston, Leicestershire, England, the youngest of the five children of Arthur William Arkwright, a farmer, of Broughton Hall, Astley, Leicestershire and his wife and second cousin, Emma, daughter of John Wolley, of Beeston, Nottinghamshire. His mother

title: Arkwright, Rhode Island

text: In 1883 it was sold and organized as the Arkwright–Interlaken Company to produce book cloth. The mill and various related buildings still survive today in the village; the mill is the last to operate in the villages of Coventry. Arkwright, Rhode Island Arkwright is a village in the northeastern corner of Coventry, Rhode Island touching Cranston and Scituate, now connected by Route 115. In the 1700s the Remington family owned a large parcel of land in the area, and the village became known as "Remington’s Run." In the early nineteenth century, the area was known as "Burlingame Mills" after the

title: Arkwright, Rhode Island

text: Arkwright, Rhode Island Arkwright is a village in the northeastern corner of Coventry, Rhode Island touching Cranston and Scituate, now connected by Route 115. In the 1700s the Remington family owned a large parcel of land in the area, and the village became known as "Remington’s Run." In the early nineteenth century, the area was known as "Burlingame Mills" after the saw mill and grist mill run by Jabez and James Burlingame. In April 1809 the Burlingames, Elisha Arnold, and Nathan Potter sold the land to the Arkwright Manufacturing Company, which was owned by James DeWolf, a slave trader, estimated

title: Arkwright Mill, Rochdale

text: Arkwright Mill, Rochdale Arkwright Mill, Rochdale is a cotton spinning mill in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1885 by the Arkwright Cotton Spinning Co. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. Rochdale is served by the Rochdale Canal. A rail

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: one after another of the business places sent up bunting to flutter in the breeze, and when the train from Wanganui arrived, the Masonic contingent from there made the streets look quite lively in appearance. Masonically speaking Marton is in the district of Wellington and the District Grand Lodge Officers arrived via Palmerston North. Arkwright was Master of the Lodge in 1884-85 and 1889 Arkwright was a Grand Steward. In December 1893, Arkwright was installed as District Grand Master took place at the Masonic Hall in Wanganui. Following some disturbance at the Forster Hall the New Lodge rooms in Wellington

title: Francis Arkwright (politician)

text: one year earlier. A sister Alice was three years younger; his mother died one week after giving birth to her. Arkwright was 16 when his father remarried. Through his stepmother, he had three more siblings; Marian, Godfrey Edward and Walter. His father died young when Francis Arkwright was only 20. William Harry became the vicar of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth in 1893 and held the position until 1902. Arkwright was educated at Eton College. On 2 June 1868, he married Louisa Elizabeth Jane Milbank, the daughter of Henry John Milbank and Lady Margaret Henrietta Maria Grey, at St Paul's Church,

title: Francis Arkwright (cricketer)

text: club against Yorkshire, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Lancashire. Arkwright played one further first-class match in 1925 for the Army against Cambridge University. In the early 1930s, Arkwright was stationed in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, commanding the No. 1 Motor Machine Gun Battery of the Sudan Defence Force, with the rank of Bimbashi (equivalent of captain). The most notable feat of the unit was the occupation of Ain Murr at the very remote Jebel Uweinat in the winter-spring of 1934, during the Sarra Dispute with Italy. Arkwright fought in the Second World War, reaching the rank of lieutenant