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This blue commemorative plaque records: Marshall's Mill. Mechanical improvements developed by his employee Matthew Murray enabled Leeds industrialist John Marshall (1765-1845) to pioneer mass produced flax spinning on this site from 1790. His 2000 strong workforce, mainly women and children, used machines powered by the Hol Beck and a Boulton and Watt steam engine. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

John Marshall (1765-1845) was a pioneering Leeds industrialist who revolutionized flax spinning through mass production techniques at his mill, employing innovative machinery and a large workforce of women and children. His operations significantly contributed to the Industrial Revolution in textiles.

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