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Why Is Cromford Mills Important Locally

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“Cromford mills is more important locally than nationally”. How far do you agree with this statement?

The Cromford Mills were built in 1771 by Sir Richard Arkwright as a cotton mill, but today it is being used for many things; offices, a museum, café and many more. Cromford Mills have clearly changed the village of Cromford as well as arguably being key to the start of the Industrial Revolution. In this essay I plan to analyze the importance of the Cromford Mills locally, then nationally and give my own opinions as to where its greatest importance lies.

Arkwright built pioneering mills with some of the most advanced machines but it required many workers and a strong community of teachers, builders and local traders to support the growing …show more content…

One of the best villages to study to see the changes of industrialization is Manchester; before it was a small farming village but after industrialization it was the biggest cotton producer in the world and now is one of the biggest cities in England [source Manchester: A History by A. J. Kidd]. A lot of changes happened to Cromford as well, these being; the construction of North Street and the surrounding houses and school which attracted more people to live in the village soon causing the population there to increase exponentially. This led Cromford from being a mining hamlet to become a large village and the centre of the British cotton industry. This is probably the greatest local change for Cromford as the result of the mills. The construction and the growth of Cromford was seen at the site and our Cromford educational advisor, whom I met on my visit, explained the growth of Cromford, between 1700 and 1800, with the aid of …show more content…

This resulted in new trade routes becoming established. These trade routes were used for many other materials including tea, which brought wealth to the country as people in the UK could buy raw materials, produce something out of it and sell it off to earn a profit. These trade routes are still used today and bring wealth to the UK. This is a massive change led by Cromford Mills. This source was found on Wikipedia: Trade Route: Cotton Route, although possibly Wikipedia could be considered an unreliable source in some cases because it is open source. However, this page is big and closely

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