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Before the 1760s, textile production was a cottage industry using mainly flax and wool. A typical weaving family would own one handloom, which would be operated by the man with help of a boy; the wife, girls and other women could make sufficient yarn for that loom. The knowledge of textile production had existed for centuries.
Textile industry of England (5 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Textile industry of the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The onset of war led the English to protect their home industry and impose hindrances on imports of foreign cloth. According to one 1950 study, "war-time needs, war-time diplomatic policy, and war-time fiscal policy, had together given an immense impetus to the development of England's woollen industry" in the 14th century. [12]
Cotton industry in England (4 C, 78 P) M. Textile manufacturers of England (2 C, 34 P) Textile mills in England (11 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Textile industry of ...
Textile manufacturers of England (2 C, 34 P) Textile manufacturers of Scotland (7 P) D. Defunct textile companies of the United Kingdom (1 C, 8 P) T.
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The later nineteenth century saw a wave of strikes and threatened strikes from workers across Bristol. The Great Western Cotton Works was subject to strikes in 1858, 1864, 1865, 1869, 1873, twice in 1875, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1889 and 1900, almost always regarding cuts to pay or pay increases not being in line with those in Northern England. [2]
Cotton industry in England (4 C, 78 P) L. Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation (56 P) Pages in category "Textile manufacturers of England"