THE birthplace of one of the industrial revolution’s most important figures is now on the market. Nestled among the historical and fascinating buildings of Firwood Fold, Crompton’s Cottage is ...

SAMUEL Crompton revolutionised the cotton industry with his invention of the Spinning Mule -- but he himself made little money from it writes Frank… ...

A NEW £21,000 display case for Samuel Crompton's spinning mule is to be unveiled at Bolton Museum. The machine, the only one surviving, was used by Crompton in an attic workshop off King Street ...

Sent to Dr Samuel Crompton of Manchester in 1841, they were described by the sender, Henry Houldsworth, as the finest ever spun upon the mule. Crompton's grandfather had invented the spinning mule ...

HALL i' th' Wood is a family home dating back to 1483, but its particular claim to fame is that Samuel Crompton created his invention in the house.

Samuel Crompton was born in Firwood Fold in December 1753 to a family that had been weavers in the area for several generations. His spinning mule combined features of two earlier inventions ...