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Richard Arkwright is regarded as the father of the factory. The Derwent Valley (near Derby) is where the story began and is one of only 27 UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Born into a poor family, Arkwright used his ingenuity to create the first cotton manufacturing mills but his rise to wealthy industrialist was dogged by controversy.

How Samuel Slater, the father of the industrial revolution in America, got his knowledge of cotton spinning and cotton mills from Jedediah Strutt, in Belper, Derbyshire.

Visitors to Scotland can enjoy an extra special holiday by staying on an island paradise, in an old church, or in a converted mill.

Robert Owen was a 19th Century social reformer who owned the New Lanark mill and village and who introduced co-operatives and utopian communities such as New Harmony.

The percussive dance style called Tap was fashioned over time from bits, pieces, and combinations of cultural traditions into a dazzling and energetic dance convention.