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A History of the County of Oxford
… provide almost the only evidence for the diversity of trades in the new borough. Thirteenth-century names, 11 … (tanners, whit-tawyers, corvesers, cobblers), metal-working (ironmongers and smiths), buildingwork (masons, … general trading. 15 Many of those named from building trades were presumably employed in the frequent works at the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… factory workers, but Witney retained the range of trades, crafts, and industries typical of a small … and miscellaneous manufacturers (including leather and metal-workers) for another 11 per cent, while service trades … 81 Metalwork, Engineering, and Miscellaneous Trades Metal-working and ironmongery employed only small numbers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Philips' Bridge Street and Crawley mills in 1936. 29 Other Trades and Industries 190045 Except for a universal decline …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the principal streets, with no obvious concentration of trades in particular areas: in the later 16th century houses …
A History of the County of Oxford
… weavers, such skilled workers as two power-loom tuners, a metal turner, a tailor, a fellmonger's manager, and an … of a religious guild, perhaps associated with the textile trades, is unproven but seems likely. The town seal included …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of silk, gauze, and shoes, and the malting and flour trades, are the prevailing branches of business. An act was …