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What impact did the Arkright family have upon the people and villageof Cromford?
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Cromford Coursework What impact did the Arkright family have upon the people and village of Cromford? I think the Arkright family greatly changed the lives of the people living in Cromford with both physical changes and changes in their way of life. Question 1- Sir Richard Arkright is usually credited with revolutionising the technical basis of cotton production between 1768 and 1792 transforming it from a cottage industry to one of worldwide proportions. Apart from developing machinery to do the work he is credited with creating the factory system and being called the father of the factory system. As Richard Arkright is credited with this title it is surprising that his was not the first factory, the first recognised is the silk mill in Derby. Arkright did however have entrepreneur qualities such as patenting the machinery which meant he made more money out of his products as people had come to the workplace...
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