4. Spindle and Shuttle
Aired Apr 15, 198025 min
The spinner or weaver working on his own, at his own speed, gave way to mills sited to take advantage of water. These were superseded by factory towns dependent on cheap coal and cheap labour. Anthony Burton visits a weaver in Wales, a mill museum near Wilmslow, and Huddersfield.
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