Spindle and Shuttle
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 These were superseded by factory towns dependent on cheap coal and cheap labour.
In the fourth of eight films Anthony Burton visits a weaver in Wales, a mill museum near Wilmslow, and Huddersfield.
Producer SUZANNE DAVIES
Series producer MICHAEL GARROD
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