Arkwright House | |
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Location | Stoneygate, Preston, Lancashire, England |
Coordinates | 53°45′28″N 2°41′41″W / 53.75773°N 2.69470°W |
OS grid reference | SD 543 293 |
Built | 1728 |
Restored | c. 1979 |
Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 12 June 1950 |
Arkwright House is in Stoneygate, Preston, Lancashire, England. The house was built in 1728, and was later expanded and restored. It is notable as the place in which Richard Arkwright and colleagues worked in 1768 to develop the water frame, a machine for spinning yarn. The house is an example of Georgian architecture, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.