The Industrial Revolution
A global power1714 to 1901
During the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright built spinning mills powered by horses that relied on only a single machine, a design that made textile production far faster than the scattered cottage industries it replaced. 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, and they became one of the defining features of the period.
Sake Dean Mahomet's own journey began further afield. He grew up in the Bengal region of India, served in the Bengal army, and arrived in Britain in 1782. He went on to build a life in London, eventually opening a coffee house on George Street, London — a venture that belongs to the next part of this account.
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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 The Hindoostane Coffee House's opening | 1810 Opened by Sake Dean Mahomet, it was the first curry house in Britain. |
| The Hindoostane Coffee House | George Street, London 1810 Britain's first curry house, opened by Sake Dean Mahomet in 1810. |
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| Canals built during the Industrial Revolution | 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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| Captain James Cook | mapping the coast of Australia His mapping was followed by the establishment of colonies there. |
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| Came to Britain in 1782 and later opened its first curry house | Sake Dean Mahomet |
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