The grand opening celebration for Warren Mill Lofts on March 25 included balloons, speeches, free food, a ribbon-cutting ...

Arkwright set up the first water-powered cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, in 1771. He is regarded as the founder of the Factory Age. By 1783 Arkwight was rich enough to build a huge new mill ...

Some entrepreneurs made fortunes from the new cotton industry, but many of the factory start-ups went bust. Success depended on a variety of factors, which you will encounter as you play the game.

Changes began in the 1850s. As the railroad expanded in the South, production of cotton, wheat, and tobacco increased. Entrepreneurs needed capital and a steady supply of workers for the southern mill ...

Plans to convert Victorian cotton mill buildings into into flats have been thrown out due to lack of parking. The vacant Albion Mill and Albion House in Bury were most recently occupied by Pur-o-Lux, ...

Episode 9 - Meet a married couple running a booming Scotch egg business and visit a cotton mill-turned-soap factory, craftsmen making accurate compasses, and a family firm making teddy bears. More ...

A textile mill from 1902 to 1991 ... the converted factory shows evidence of the site's history, including oil-stained floors and traces of cotton tucked into crevices. If you're looking to ...