What is recorded here
Why this person is known: textile entrepreneur; developer of the spinning frame (known as the water frame)
- Birthplace
- Preston
Places near here
Battle of Preston (1648)Major battlefield · 1 yd
Harris Public Library, Museum and Art GalleryListed building · 39 yd
Sessions HouseListed building · 40 yd
Harris MuseumMuseum · 42 yd
Obelisk, Market Square, PrestonMonument or public art · 103 yd
Statue commemorating the 1842 Plug Plot riots, PrestonMonument or public art · 388 yd
Sir Robert PeelMemorial · 460 yd
Battle of Preston (1715)Major battlefield · 694 yd
Japanese GardenVisitor information · 805 yd
14th Earl of DerbyMemorial · 979 yd
Penwortham Old BridgeScheduled monument · 1728 yd
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Photo: Joseph Wright of Derby · Public domain