What is "arkwright"

Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:

• Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
• Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
• Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer
• George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician
• Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist
• Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer
• Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer
• Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer
• Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
• John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician
• John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer
• Marian Arkwright (1863–1922), English composer
• May Arkwright (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
• Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
• Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
  • Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
    • Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30
• Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76
• Robert Arkwright (1903–1971), British Army general

Albert E. Arkwright, usually referred to simply as Arkwright and occasionally as 'Uncle' by his nephew, Granville, was a character in the British sitcom, Open All Hours, played by Ronnie Barker. Arkwright is the proprietor of an old fashioned Yorkshire corner shop, which in the era of the programme (1970s and 1980s) was a product of a bygone age. Arkwright was well known for his stuttering, which Granville never missed an opportunity to mock.