Name: Wakefield at Work: People and Industries Through the Years (en Inglés)
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Author: Dawson, Paul L.
ISBN: 9781445698304

portada Wakefield at Work: People and Industries Through the Years (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Paul L. Dawson

Editorial

Amberley Publishing

Año

2020

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.4 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm

Peso

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781445698304

Categorías

Fotografía
Industria y estudios industriales
Obras generales y pictóricas

Wakefield at Work: People and Industries Through the Years (en Inglés)

Paul L. Dawson (Autor) · Amberley Publishing · Tapa Blanda

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Wakefield was a prosperous market town in the Middle Ages, but it was transformed by coal mining during the Industrial Revolution. Mining dominated the local economy until the last pits closed in the 1970s and 1980s. Trade in cloth and cloth finishing were also cornerstones of Wakefield's economy, drawing in merchants from across the north. Local families - the Milnes's and the Naylors - dominated the trade until the economic depression of the 1820s and increasing mechanisation. Cloth production started on a small scale and many houses in the area had a weaving shed until the arrival of the first steam-powered mill in 1781 and the rapid expansion of fulling and scribbling mills in Wakefield. Yarn spinning was more successful, and the huge Plumpton Park complex on Westgate became the largest employer in the town. Heavy industry also came to Wakefield. Steam engines were constructed at Fall Ing Foundry from 1791 and the railways became a major employer. Greens Economiser Works were a major concern until the 1960s. The city has been transformed once more, with the major employers today being warehouse distribution bases, retail parks and shopping outlets. Wakefield at Work explores the working life of this Yorkshire city and its people, and the industries that have characterised it. The book will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of Wakefield.