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A History of the County of Lancaster
… collieries, quarries and a cotton mill. Some hand-loom weaving also is carried on. The soil is loamy, the subsoil …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… most of which retain their oak floors, were converted into weaving places to find employment for those out of work. 16 A …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… rich people, and none very poor like what we find in the weaving countries. The house and ground is rented of a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… on in the early years of the 18th century. 20 Power-loom weaving was about to be introduced in 1790 21; the Gorton … of the district combined the labours of tilling the land, weaving at home, and bleaching in the 'crofts.' Ibid. 119; …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… township. The principal industry is cotton spinning and weaving, 4 and there are also collieries, an iron foundry and … 19th century many people were employed in their homes in weaving handloom-made calico and in printing works at …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… mill, formerly a water corn-mill. A little later hand-loom weaving was one of the chief industries, each cottage having a weaving shop attached. 3 The Local Government Act of 1858 was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… leads over the hills to Lower Darwen. Cotton-spinning and weaving form the staple industry, the factories being …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… fustian-making were formerly carried on here. 2 Some silk-weaving is done as a cottage industry. Glue is made. On 27 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… ceased, but the land tenure was unfavourable. Silk-weaving was introduced about 1778, and has continued to be …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… was formerly the chief industry, and there was some silk weaving, but since about 1770 the cotton manufacture has …