'Hat industry' in M Winstanley (ed), Rural Industries of the Lune Valley

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Author(s) Workman, Christine
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2000
Pages pp100-23
Publisher Lancaster University
Place Published Lancaster

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with felt hat making in the 18th and early 19th centuries especially in the villages of Quernmore, Over Wyresdale and notably in the village of Wray and at Lancaster. Includes sections: Hat trade in Britain before 1800; 'Art of hat making'; Lancaster; Wray; Over Wyresdale; Quernmore; Masters and workshops; Workers.