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A History of the County of Oxford
… of agricultural and general labourers. Agricultural trades such as malting remained important into the 19th … 1725, 1739, 1740, 1746; above (econ. life 15001800: other trades). M. Bee, 'Clinch and Company, Brewers', Oxon. Local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town. Throughout the period some 3540 per cent of recorded trades in the borough were associated with the cloth … industry, with small artisans, retailers, and building trades accounting for some 2530 per cent, butchers, bakers, … reflected difficulties in the blanket industry as in other trades. 48 The recession had apparently been overcome by 1709 …
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 … and metal-workers) for another 11 per cent, while service trades (including building) comprised over 7 per cent. A … England. 53 41. Occupations in Witney borough, 1851. Other Trades and Industries, 18001900 Though the 19th century saw …
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 …