Chris Aspin

Chris Aspin
Born(1933-02-01)1 February 1933
Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Died2 February 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 91)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian, author, journalist
Known forWritings on the textile industry
Notable work
  • The Water-Spinners
  • A New Look at the Early Cotton Trade
  • The First Industrial Society: Social History of Lancashire, 1750–1850

Christopher Aspin (1 February 1933 – 2 February 2024) was an English author, historian, and journalist. Among his published works are a biography of James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and The First Industrial Society: Social History of Lancashire, 1750–1850, a study of the social aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Aspin had a lifelong interest in local history and the history of the Lancashire textile industry in particular.

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