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    John Lombe (1693 in Norwich – 20 November 1722 in Derby) was a silk spinner in the 18th century Derby, England. Lombe was born in Norwich in approximately...
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    Lombe's Mill was the first successful silk throwing mill in Britain. It was built on an island on the River Derwent in Derby. It was built after John...
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    Lombe was born the eldest son of Henry Lombe, a worsted weaver in Norwich who died in 1695. Thomas and his brother John, the oldest of the four sons, were...
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    the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for John Lombe, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1772, with remainder in default of male issue...
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  • Lombe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Lombe (disambiguation), several people John Lombe (1693–1722), English silk spinner...
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    parish of Bylaugh in Norfolk, England. The estate was acquired by Sir John Lombe Bt (c. 1731–1817) in 1796. His fortune came from his family's silk throwing...
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    the first water-powered silk mill in Britain, built by John Lombe and George Sorocold, after Lombe had reputedly stolen the secrets of silk-throwing from...
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    and the United States. Water-power was first introduced to England by John Lombe at his silk mill in Derby in 1719, but it was Richard Arkwright who applied...
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    run the mill, but this was an unsatisfactory power source. In Derby, John Lombe had built a successful silk spinning mill using water power. Strutt and...
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    Thomas Cotchett's mill, was built in Derby in 1704, and was a failure. John Lombe had visited the successful silk throwing mill in Piedmont in 1716, an...
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