Contracts and Pay. Work in London construction, 1660-1785
Details:
- Author(s) Stephenson, Judy Z
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2017
- Pages 273pp; illus
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Place Published Basingstoke
Topics:
- Name Worker / employee wages & remuneration
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Provides a 'new economic history of London construction in the early modern period', focusing on contracts [eg St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge] and how they shaped the industry. Also provides 'fresh wage and earnings data for craftsmen and labourers'. Chapters include: 'A short history of builder's wages in economic history'; 'The market for building'; 'Contractors'; 'Contracts and ways of working in the building trades'; 'What did bosses (in London construction) do?'; 'Contracts and pay at St. Paul's Cathedral'; 'Pay on the bridges and at Middle Temple'; 'Contracts and pay at other sites'; 'Conclusions and further notes on understanding early modern contracts and pay'