Workers dying fabric in the Dye House of the blanket factory, opened in 1689 by the Early family. The blanket industry, which expanded rapidly after the Industrial Revolution, was the biggest employer of labour in Witney for over 300 years.

Date:
1898
Location:
Early Blanket Mill, Witney, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT13193
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Machine, Blanket Mill, Industrial Heritage, People