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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… mills for spinning cotton, and spacious factories for the weaving of calicoes, fustians, dimities, satteens, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the manufactures of the district, principally hand-loom weaving. The road from Holytown to Glasgow passes through. … parish are now chiefly employed in agriculture, and in the weaving of damask, and of cotton goods for the houses of … manufacture carried on in the vicinity. A factory for the weaving of silk veils, satin, velvet, and other articles, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The population is mostly employed in silk hand-loom weaving, and in cotton-mills and print-works. Tonge, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Totnes has been noted for its serge manufacture, and some weaving is still carried on, but the trade is upon the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… grown, and some land also is devoted to pasture. Cotton weaving is pursued, also bleaching and dyeing. 'Mr. John …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and meadow, but some wheat and vegetables are grown. Silk-weaving was formerly carried on extensively in the village …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in agriculture, but there was formerly some hand-loom weaving. Most of the dwellers in Great and Little Bispham …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… workhouse is near it; it has an infirmary attached. The weaving of cotton goods is the staple industry of the town; … little spinning. There are also important manufactures of weaving machinery and other mill requisites, some iron …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… many of the inhabitants followed the occupation of linen weaving. Culcheth proper has Carr, Hurst, Fowley and Twiss …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the time of James I; 9 hat-making 10 and linen and cotton weaving 11 were ancient industries; but the first factory of …