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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 … general trading. 15 Many of those named from building trades were presumably employed in the frequent works at the … masons, carpenters, and quarrying suggest that a range of trades persisted. 41 Some tradesmen had wide horizons, a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… factory workers, but Witney retained the range of trades, crafts, and industries typical of a small … population, and miscellaneous manufacturers (including leather and metal-workers) for another 11 per cent, while … blanket manufacturers. The second largest sector was the leather industry, still closely associated with wool supply, …
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
… of a religious guild, perhaps associated with the textile trades, is unproven but seems likely. The town seal included …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Two cloth-searchers or sealers and, from the 1540s, two leather-sealers reflected national legislation. Two … sometimes served for long periods. A local shoemaker was leather-sealer during the 1560s and 1570s, while the clothier … tithingmen, as well as two ale-tasters, two cardenars, two leather-sealers, and, by the 1660s, two clerks of the market. …
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 …