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The textile industry of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire: handloom weavers and mill hands

Talk by Professor Marilyn Palmer from the University of Leicester. Water-powered textile mills were numerous in the river valleys of both Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, but many of the towns and villages contained houses for handloom weavers which continued to be built well into the 19th century. For how long did home-based weaving continue alongside the introduction of powered weaving as well as spinning in these mills?
7.30pm Students and members of Historical Association free otherwise £3 admission fee.
University of Gloucestershire Park Campus, Cheltenham GL50 2RH
Mon 6 Mar 2017
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