Labouring Barnsley, 1816-1856 : a social and economic history
In the closing years of the 18th century, as linen weaving was displaced by cotton in many English towns, the industry took refuge in a few localities, one of which was the township of Barnsley. The Barnsley linen industry expanded in the first three decades of the 19th century and attracted a large...
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University of Warwick
1975
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.461350 |