The Industrial Revolution
A global power1714 to 1901
During the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright developed spinning mills driven by horses that needed only one machine, which made production far more efficient. As factories multiplied, new transport was needed to move materials and finished goods, and canals were dug to connect them, particularly in the industrial areas of the middle and north of England. These waterways linked mills to the towns, cities and ports that depended on them.
Sake Dean Mahomet's own journey began further afield. He grew up in the Bengal region of India and served in the Bengal army before he reached Britain in 1782. After some years in Ireland he came back to England. In 1810 he opened the Hindoostane Coffee House on George Street, London, and it became Britain's first curry house.
What to remember
| Sake Dean Mahomet coming to Britain | 1782 He later opened the Hindoostane Coffee House, Britain's first curry house, in London in 1810. |
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| 1810 Opened by Sake Dean Mahomet, it was the first curry house in Britain. |
| George Street, London 1810 Britain's first curry house, opened by Sake Dean Mahomet in 1810. | |
| industrial areas of the middle and north of England Canals linked new factories to towns, cities and ports as trade expanded. |
| Horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machine | Richard Arkwright His single-machine mills raised production efficiency in the early textile industry. |
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| Came to Britain in 1782 and later opened its first curry house | Sake Dean Mahomet |
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