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Showing posts with label arnold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arnold. Show all posts
Monday, 24 October 2016

24th October 1816: Informer's report on Nottinghamshire Luddites

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24th October 1816 I went to Arnold last Thursday and saw Fell and Joe Gelthorpe and told them what Green had said, that the Arnold Chaps w...
Friday, 10 June 2016

10th June 1816: Informer's report on Nottinghamshire Luddites

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Monday 10th June 1816.— I was not with those who broke the Frames at Radford yesterday morning & do not know to a certainty who any o...
Friday, 13 May 2016

13th May 1816: An informer reports a meeting of framework-knitters in Leicester

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13th May 1816 I had been at the Prince Blucher ever since before two o'Clock. There was a man from Leicester and another from Derby. I...
Sunday, 30 December 2012

30th December 1812: Rising number of Luddite incidents in Nottinghamshire

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The 2nd January 1812 edition of the Morning Post carried an article dated Wednesday 30th December 1812 which related the increasing number o...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

20th December 1812: 2 stocking frames broken in Arnold

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In the evening of Sunday 20th December 1812, 2 stocking-frames were broken by Luddites in the original site of the Luddite disturbances, Arn...
Saturday, 28 July 2012

28th July 1812: The Home Secretary receives information from a source at Mansfield

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Mansfield Nottm. July 28th 1812 My Lord The enclosed Circular I got possession of last night and have thought proper to transmit to you...
Friday, 20 January 2012

20th January 1812: Luddites play a practical joke in Arnold

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On the evening on Monday 20th January, Luddites broke 1 stocking frame in Arnold. They took the remains of the frame away, but the following...
Friday, 6 January 2012

6th January 1812: More frames broken at Old Radford & Arnold

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Luddites were raging night after night in the new year. On Monday 6th January, 13 frames were destroyed at Old Radford, and five at Arnold. ...
Saturday, 24 December 2011

24th December 1811: One frame broken at Arnold.

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On Tuesday, 24th December, one stocking frame was broken at Arnold.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011

21st December 1811: Stocking frames broken at Arnold

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On Saturday 21st December, and the day after the issuing on rewards for information by Nottingham Corporation , 2 stocking frames were broke...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011

14th December 1811: More frame-breaking in Nottinghamshire

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On the evening of Saturday 14th December, and after a comparative lull in activity for several days, Luddites became active in Nottinghamshi...
Wednesday, 7 December 2011

7th December 1811: Frame-breaking in more than one County

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The night of Saturday 7th December saw attacks mounted by Luddites in both Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. In Nottinghamshire, 6 frames ...
Monday, 14 November 2011

14th November 1811: The funeral of the Luddite John Westley

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In the afternoon of Thursday the 14th November, an almost palpable air of tension existed in the village of Arnold. Up to 1000 people had ga...
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Saturday, 22 October 2011

22nd October 1811: frame-breaking returns to Arnold

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All of the publications about Nottinghamshire Luddism agree that after a lull of 6 months, the disturbances recommenced on ' Mischief Ni...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011

15th March 1811: 'Statement of several Hosiers of Nottingham'

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The following statement appears to have been issued by the same four hosiers that had earlier in January asked the stockingers not to accep...
Friday, 11 March 2011

11th March 1811: the first Luddite attack at Arnold, Nottinghamshire

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What became the first instance of Luddism in the year 1811 began during the daytime on Monday 11th March . Hundreds of stockingers gathered ...
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Thursday, 10 March 2011

Earlier echoes of frame-breaking

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Frame-breaking was not a new form of direct action undertaken by workers within the frame-knitting industry. Felkin 1 traces the history ba...