The Life of a Weaver in the Early 19th Century
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Description: Extract from an article in the Stroud Journal, published in 1868, telling the story of textile workers and working conditions around the time of the Stroudwater Riots of 1825. Includes the poem 'A Weaving Factory' by Thomas Delaney.
Within one room being large and long, There stood two hundred looms full strong: Two hundred men the truth is so, Wrought in these looms all in a row. Were carding hard with joyful cheer, Who singing sat, with voices clear,
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