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

Key dates
Sake Dean Mahomet coming to Britain1782

He later opened the Hindoostane Coffee House, Britain's first curry house, in London in 1810.

The Hindoostane Coffee House's opening1810

Opened by Sake Dean Mahomet, it was the first curry house in Britain.

Places
The Hindoostane Coffee HouseGeorge Street, London 1810

Britain's first curry house, opened by Sake Dean Mahomet in 1810.

Canals built during the Industrial Revolutionindustrial areas of the middle and north of England

Canals linked new factories to towns, cities and ports as trade expanded.

Designers
Horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machineRichard Arkwright

His single-machine mills raised production efficiency in the early textile industry.

Who did what
Came to Britain in 1782 and later opened its first curry houseSake Dean Mahomet

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