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Samuel Slater - Hero or Traitor?
Location: Derbyshire
Samuel Slater was born in Belper and apprenticed to Jedediah Strutt (a partner in Cotton Spinning with Richard Arkwright). In 1789 when Samuel sailed from England, the UK government had made it illegal to export industrial knowledge from the Cotton Factory system in Britain; he disguised himself as a farm labourer. He was able to accurately memorize the details of machinery and mill construction and eventually built the first successful cotton mill in the USA.
This project involved the local community in the production of a short film about his early life. Research and writing workshops produced a script which was then be used for workshops in film design and production.
Filming involved workshop participants and volunteers at all stages. A DVD was produced as well as an exhibition recording the life of the project.
The Samuel Slater Web Site
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Heritage Lottery Fund: £25000
Nationwide Building Society: £3300
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