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A History of the County of Oxford
… only by private funds and by goodwill both within the trade and amongst employees, took several years, and was … creating further employment. 40 A biennial Witney trade fair on Church Green, hosted by the Witney chamber of trade and commerce, was successfully reinstated in 1972 after …
A History of the County of Oxford
… larger populations. 6 The number of surviving 17th-century trade tokens from Witney, biased towards the cloth and … both in its cloth and blanket industry and in local trade generally. Around 1670 trade recession prompted inhabitants to petition the earl of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 9 The underlying cause was presumably insufficient trade or bypassing of the market, though occasional … nevertheless argue against a general decline in local trade during the 16th century, 21 and the market clearly … following a temporary closure ordered by the Board of Trade. 58 A weighbridge, thought unnecessary in the late 19th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: medieval trade and industry ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the … contracting, notably the local cloth industry and trade at the market and fairs; other evidence suggests …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1880s the industry was still called the town's 'staple' trade. 3 Difficulties in the 1850s, when the town's … in 1838 Yorkshire competition remained 'injurious', trade was said to have nearly doubled in recent decades and … Witney Mills: spinning shed, c. 1898 In 1858 the blanket trade was said to be 'leaving' Witney, and certainly during …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: trade and industry 1900-1945 TRADE AND INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century … during the depression of the 1930s. 1 A Witney chamber of trade and commerce, founded by local shopkeepers and store …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for university, it failed 'those that are intended for trade', causing existing and prospective pupils to be sent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… partial recovery perhaps based partly on the town's wool trade. 37 During the 15th century the town seems to have … on roads southwards to Abingdon (Berks.) and Southampton. Trade-links with Southampton were recorded in the 15th and … Whatever the date, the motive was presumably to stimulate trade and maximise profits by attracting merchants and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as clothiers whose possessions included no stock-in-trade or raw materials; significantly, such men often had … business, suggesting that they had been able to give up trade and in effect retire. Andrew Hodson, called a … of better-off townsmen by that time. 96 Tools and stock-in-trade were also kept in chambers. A fuller in 1676 had …
A History of the County of Oxford
… standard jurisdiction over minor public-order offences and trade regulation. 14 In 1279 the burgesses were exempt from … existed. All such officers were ordinary townsmen, the trade-officers being usually chosen for their professional … held by the churchwardens and overseers. 187 During the trade recession of the 1690s expenditure on poor relief seems …