In 125 years Chelmsford has changed from a small county town
dependent on the local agricultural economy into, firstly, a
renowned centre for industry and now a rapidly expanding
industrialised city. At their peak during the second war
Chelmsford's big firms employed 30,000 people. A newcomer to the
city will unfortunately find very little evidence that Marconi,
Crompton, Christy and Hoffman were ever even here but this
fascinating book looks not only at the lives of these men and the
firms they established but how the latter affected nearly all
aspects of life in the town. The book also deals with how the town
adapted to the decline of its world famous firms and the mistakes
made by planners and those running Chelmsford, which led to a
markedly different evolution compared with other Essex and East
Anglian towns and cities. The book includes all economic, social
and political aspects of the town's development using a topic
approach. It covers life in Chelmsford during both the first and
second world wars. It will be of particular interest to the many
people who spent their adult lives working for the big firms. The
book has been written for the general layman rather than just those
with technical knowledge of the town's previous industry. It is
intended not only to be a work of reference but also a readable
general history.
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