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Colchester at Work - People and Industries Through the Years (Paperback)
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Colchester at Work - People and Industries Through the Years (Paperback)
Series: At Work
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The historic town of Colchester has a long history stretching back
over 2,000 years to when it was the capital of Roman Britain, and
before that a prominent centre during the Iron Age. Throughout the
centuries the inhabitants of the town have engaged in all manner of
occupational activities, bringing much prosperity to the area.
During the Middle Ages the town grew rapidly as a centre for the
manufacture of woollen cloth, and following the arrival of a large
number of cloth workers from the Low Countries in the sixteenth
century went on to achieve international fame as a centre for
high-quality workmanship. In later years, the Industrial Revolution
brought several new industries to the town, including Paxman's
engineering works, which came to be one of the leading suppliers of
diesel engines both in this country and abroad. Other industries to
have boomed at this time include the boot and shoe industry and
also the rag trade where the town flourished as a centre for the
production of men's ready-to-wear clothing. The author has also
included a chapter highlighting the working lives of a number of
Colchester residents who were employed in the town during the early
to middle decades of the twentieth century. Today Colchester is one
of the fastest-growing communities in the country, benefitting from
its university, new residential developments and its close
proximity to Stansted Airport, Felixstowe and Harwich seaports and
good connections to London. Colchester at Work explores the working
life of this Essex town, and will appeal to all those with an
interest in the history of this part of the country.
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