A small section of a blanket produced at the Early Blanket Factory in Witney. The factory was opened in 1689 and expanded rapidly after the Industrial Revolution, becoming the biggest employer of labour in the town for a period of 300 years.

Date:
1898
Location:
Early Blanket Mill, Witney, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT13209
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

Blanket Mill