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A History of the County of Oxford
… heaters. Though at first importing machinery and skilled labour, by the mid 1960s it employed 1,500 people from the … premises, but by 2000 Witney had a shortage of skilled labour, and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the … local jobs, rising population, and availability of skilled labour remained delicate, with further housing development …
A History of the County of Oxford
… help of apprentices, family members, and sometimes wage-labour: in this they resembled the small working clothiers of … England, who were primarily traders and large employers of labour. 52 Prominent 16th-century clothiers included members …
A History of the County of Oxford
A History of the County of Oxford
… industrial', with a significant part of its female labour, particularly in the blanket factories and laundries, … 1940s. 31 Other new firms, some also drawing on outside labour, 32 included the Witney Steam Laundry on Corn Street, … 191334; A. W. Hughes, 'Weaving Truth with Trust: Labour Management at Early's Blanket Mill, 190060' (Oxford …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the house with a loan from the Diocesan Education Committee. In 1938 an appeal was launched to fund new …
A History of the County of Oxford
… council. It includes a stage, ballroom, gallery, bar, and committee rooms. 203 Market House ( Butter Cross) In 1560 the … 1850s. The transition to mechanization and factory wage-labour, beginning during a period of social conflict and of … by the traditional town lite. An unusual challenge by a 'labour candidate' in 1910, standing on the slogan of 'Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… committees, and in 1807 there were ten. By then a small committee met weekly to assist the churchwardens and … passed to the county council, though the town retained representation on the County Fire Brigade Committee. 318 A … after 1974 and remained in use in 2003. 353 Parliamentary Representation Witney borough was represented in parliament …
A History of the County of Oxford
… paid rent arrears for the manor to a local Parliamentary Committee. 10 In 1649, however, the Parliamentary Trustees …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at the rectory house, and allegedly 'out-vying in labour and vigilancy any of the godly brethren in those … to 1968, after which disagreements between its management committee and the parish clergy, financial difficulties, and …