A group of ladies 'whipping' (oversewing) the edges of the finished blankets to prevent fraying. The blanket factory was opened in 1689 and was the largest employer of labour in the town for over 300 years.

Date:
1898
Location:
Early Blanket Mill, Witney, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT13221
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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, Industrial Heritage, People