Search
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 14 formed barriers between districts, helped to spread industry, and displaced people into already crowded streets … Bethnal Green was still the main silkweaving parish, the industry was in decline and weavers were under-employed. … together with the unhealthy effects of the weaving industry, produced a stunted and sickly population. Bishop …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… streets and new blocks of flats and zoning to separate industry and business premises from housing, although the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… near Centre Street on Cambridge Heath estate in 1836. 88 INDUSTRY. Manorial customs in 1550 forbade tenants or lessees … making in 1817 was represented by two curriers and leather cutters, a bootmaker's, a ladies' shoe manufacturer, … binders, closers or, more rarely, repairers; a leather cutter, cordwainer, and clogmaker were also recorded. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… closed as Meth. Sun. sch. 1829. Bldg. also housed sch. of industry run by cttee. of ladies and appointed mistress … during Second World War and not reopened. Bldg. let for industry before demol. in 1960s. St. Philip's C.E., Swanfield … day and evening classes in footwear manufacture and fancy leather goods. The Craft School occupied nos. 13741 Globe …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in the form of weekly doles, fluctuated with the silk industry. In 1755 the parish officers were directed to … and illegal settlement 82 and in 1788 the decline of the industry was blamed for the high rates. 83 Distress was much … introducing income tax in 1816, pleading the state of the industry and that the measures threatened further suffering. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 90 Bethnal Green Medical Mission was opened as Home of Industry 91 in Commercial St. 1866 by Annie Macpherson (d. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… disturbances arising from the vicissitudes of the silk industry continued until conditions improved after the … Bethnal Green and Dog Row in 1703 The fortunes of the silk industry influenced the pace and type of building. The …