The Industrial Revolution Academic Conference

Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2014 Copyright John Smedley Ltd Archive

An Academic Conference with the UK’s leading experts on the Industrial Revolution hosted at Sir ’s Mills in the World Heritage Site

AT SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT’S CROMFORD MILLS Introduction

Stretching from Matlock Bath in the north to Derby in the south, the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site defines 15 miles of cultural landscape of exceptional significance. Visitors can enjoy the rural splendour of the Derwent Valley and explore 16 distinct places of interest. Described by Professor J D Chambers (1898-1971), the doyen of East Midlands economic history, as the “cradle of the new system”: a source of power, in this case water power, was applied “cradle of the new along the Derwent Valley to a series of complex factory system” mechanised processes for the first time on a relatively large scale and new types of mill building PROFESSOR J D CHAMBERS were erected to house the new technology. As it was the first to develop large-scale industrial production in a hitherto rural landscape, the Derwent Valley also developed a need to provide housing and other facilities for workers and managers, resulting in the creation of the first modern industrial towns. No less important were the canals, railways, roads and other historic infrastructure that were essential elements in developing new forms of Sir Richard Arkwright transporting goods and people. This fundamental restructuring of economic organisation within Georgian society resulted in the major landmark in human history that came to be known as the ‘Industrial Revolution’. The activities of Sir Richard Arkwright stimulated a surge of industrial growth along the Derwent Valley. Arkwright began building in Cromford in August 1771. This is where he created the world’s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill which represented a vital step towards full scale factory production. The mills at Cromford with their water powered machinery, large workforce and factory village became a model for others to follow throughout Britain and abroad. For the Victorians, who learnt so much from his example, Arkwright earned the accolade ‘Father of the factory system’. Join us here at Cromford Mills, in the heart of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site as the country’s leading academic experts come together in this unique location for the first time to explore the “Industrial Revolution”. Programme

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

20.00-22.00 Evening Drinks Reception and Buffet, Cromford Mills

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER John Rivers Chairman of the 9.30-10.15 Registration

10.15-10.30 Welcome to John Rivers CBE, Chair of the Arkwright Society

10.30-11.20 New Research Findings from the Archives at John Professor Stanley Smedley Ltd – Fine Spinners and Knitters since c1760 Chapman Professor Stanley Chapman, Nottingham University and Nottingham University Jane Middleton-Smith, Archivist, John Smedley Ltd

11.30-12.30 Key Note Speaker: Professor Jane Humphries FBA is Professor of Economic History and Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. Jane Middleton -Smith Professor Humphries was previously Reader in John Smedley Ltd Economics and Economic History, Cambridge University. Her books include Childhood and Labour in the British Industrial Revolution (Cambridge University Press 2010) and her many learned articles include numerous works on the Industrial Revolution period. She is a former President of the Economic History Society Professor Jane Humphries All Souls College, Oxford 12.30-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.45 Key Note Speaker: Professor Pat Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Economic History, Cardiff University. Her books include The Industrial Revolution (Arnold 1992), Regional Industries: A perspective Professor Pat Hudson on the Industrial Revolution in Britain (Cambridge Cardiff University University Press 1989) and Genesis of Industrial Capital: the West Riding Wool Industry, c1750-1850 (Cambridge University Press 1986). She is former President of Economic History Society. 14.50-16.15 Seminars: Choose from the following options

OPTION A

Seminar 1 The Industrial Revolution and the Derwent Valley: Philip Riden, Victoria County History and Nottingham University Seminar 2 Turnpikes and Local Industry – A Study of the relationship between the Lead Industry and the Turnpike System in 18th Century : Matthew Pawelski, Lancaster University

OPTION B

Seminar 1 The Global Connections of Cotton in the Derwent Valley Mills in the 18th and 19th Centuries: Susanne Seymour and Lowri Jones, School of Geography, Nottingham University Seminar 2 The Rise, Operation and Fall of the Leen Valley Mills 1760-1830: Stephen Walker, Nottingham University

OPTION C

Seminar 1 Building Machinery After Arkwright: Dr Gill Cookson, Durham University Seminar 2 The Quality of English Patents 1617-1852 – A Reappraisal Using Multiple Indicators: Alessandro Nuvolari, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa

OPTION D

Seminar 1 Retailing in the Industrial Revolution: Ian Mitchell, University of Wolverhampton Seminar 2 The Golden Empire and the Industrious Nation: Anglo-Portuguese Trade and Monetary Transmission during the 18th Century: Nuno Palma, LSE

16.15-18.15 Tours: Tour of Cromford Mills followed by coach departure for World Heritage Site Tour. Coach will drop off delegates at Derby Station at 18.15 before returning to Cromford Cost of Conference

Friday Evening Reception: £15 per head. Saturday Conference: including all speakers, seminars, lunch, refreshments and tours £30 per head. Concessions: students, OAP’s, Arkwright Society and ERIH Members £20 per head.

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Thank you. The Industrial Revolution Academic Conference

Join us here at Cromford Mills, in the heart of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site as the country’s leading academic experts come together in this unique location for the first time to explore the “Industrial Revolution”.

AT SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT’S CROMFORD MILLS

The Arkwright Society, Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills, Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3RQ Tel: 01629 823256 Fax: 01629 824297 Email: [email protected] www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk

The Arkwright Society Ltd. Registered in England. Company no. 1630237. The Arkwright Society is a registered charity (no 515526) concerned with Education and the conservation of Industrial Heritage. Registered with Entrust as an approved Environmental Body (no. 384033). Cromford Mills are part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Registered Office: Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills, Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3RQ.