Textile Industry of South-West England (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

Few people realise that the splendid mills seen in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and Devon are the legacy of the cloth industry, for which this area was well known from the Middle Ages onwards.Woollen cloth, silk, linen, lace, rope and sailcloth were made in south-west England and an introductory chapter looks at how these fabrics were produced to meet changing markets. Most of the book is devoted to the buildings themselves, ranging from the splendid Tuckers Hall in Exeter through clothiers' houses and rural fulling and spinning mills to the homes of the workforce, many of which were also workplaces for handloom weavers well into the nineteenth century.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2005
Authors:	Roy Palmer • Peter Neaverson
Dimensions:	248 x 176 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-3133-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Industrial archaeology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7524-3133-1
Barcode:	9780752431338

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