John Marshall blue plaque

Leeds, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Marshall's Mill. Mechanical improvements developed by his employee Matthew Murray enabled Leeds industrialist John Marshall (1765-1845) to pioneer mass produced flax spinning on this site from 1790. His 2000 strong workforce, mainly women and children, used machines powered by the Hol Beck and a Bou

lton and Watt steam engine.

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