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Industrial Archaeology Review 35 (2)
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Industrial Archaeology Review 35 (2)
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Series:
Industrial Archaeology Review
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Volume:
35 (2)
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Number of Pages:
80
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Journal
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Editor:
Helen M Gomersall
Michael D Nevell
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Publisher:
Association for Industrial Archaeology
Maney Publishing
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Year of Publication:
2013
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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/iar/2013/00000035/00000002
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15 Feb 2014
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The 20th-Century Revolution in Textile Machines and Processes. Part 1; Spinning and Weaving
John W S Hearle
87 - 99
This paper reviews the textile revolution of 1950 to 1985, the third great period of change in textile machinery and a subject little studied by archaeologists. The processes and innovations are described in detail, following an introduction on the history of textile production and the early 20th century factors that laid the foundations for the later inventions. The consequences of the revolution pose new challenges, since the legacy is not distinctive buildings and urban landscape, but the machinery and fabrics themselves. This is the first instalment of a two-part study.
Workers' Housing at Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland -- An Assessment
Maria Elena Turk
100 - 110
The village of Portlaw was built in the 1820s and 1830s by the Malcomson family, prominent industrialists in the south of Ireland, and was redesigned in the 1860s. Descriptions of contemporary visitors indicate that the housing in the early village was of a high standard. However, such descriptions are not always reliable indicators of actual standards of living. This article examines archival valuation assessments of the houses in the early village of Portlaw, showing that it was essentially a typical small village in the 1840s, with standards of living that do not seem to have been any better than elsewhere. Misrepresentation of housing standards in academic study is discussed, and social reasons why founders needed to portray workers' housing as better than average are considered.
Housing Industrial Workers During the 19th Century; Back-To-Back Housing in Textile Lancashire
Geoffrey Timmins
111 - 127
During the Industrial Revolution period, sizeable numbers of back-to-back houses were built for industrial and other workers. By early Victorian times, such houses had become associated with high-density and extremely squalid living conditions in industrial towns and were strongly condemned by contemporaries. Less well recognised and discussed by historians, however, are the back-to-back houses that were associated with rurally based industry. Focusing on textile Lancashire, this article addresses the theme, demonstrating not only the importance back-to-backs could have as a component of rural settlement during and beyond the Industrial Revolution era, but also that they came to offer much improved standards of accommodation; different forms and layouts are described and discussed.