The industrial revolution in Britain 1750 – 1850
1709 – Abraham Darby develops coke fired iron at Coalbrookdale
1712 – Henry Newcomen develops first practical steam engine
1733 – John Kay invents flying shuttle – vital to automatic weaving
July 1761 – Bridgewater Canal opens btw Manchester and Worsley
Feb 1763 – Peace with France, British colonies are secure
1764 – spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves
1770s – James watt adapts Newcomen’s engine for commercial
purposes
1771 – Richard Arkwright installs his water mule in a purpose-built
factory
1783 – 84 – Henry Cort refines the puddling process in iron
production
1811 – Luddite outbreaks start
Aug 1819 – Peterloo massacre
Sep 1825 – Stockton to Darlington rail opens
June 1832 - Great reform Act: Parliament reformed
June 1833 – factory act
March 1834 – Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced for trying to form a
trade union
1709 – Abraham Darby develops coke fired iron at Coalbrookdale
1712 – Henry Newcomen develops first practical steam engine
1733 – John Kay invents flying shuttle – vital to automatic weaving
July 1761 – Bridgewater Canal opens btw Manchester and Worsley
Feb 1763 – Peace with France, British colonies are secure
1764 – spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves
1770s – James watt adapts Newcomen’s engine for commercial
purposes
1771 – Richard Arkwright installs his water mule in a purpose-built
factory
1783 – 84 – Henry Cort refines the puddling process in iron
production
1811 – Luddite outbreaks start
Aug 1819 – Peterloo massacre
Sep 1825 – Stockton to Darlington rail opens
June 1832 - Great reform Act: Parliament reformed
June 1833 – factory act
March 1834 – Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced for trying to form a
trade union
