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Showing posts with label eastwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eastwood. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 February 2012

7th Feburary 1812: 2 Framebreakers committed to Nottingham Gaol

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On Friday 7th February, the authorities committed 2 more men to the County Gaol for frame-breaking. John Osborne , of Eastwood, was commit...
Sunday, 5 February 2012

5th February 1812: One frame broken in Eastwood - anatomy of an attack

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Sarah Wilde was a framework-knitter from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. She rented her stocking frame from William Howitt of Heanor in Derbysh...
Friday, 25 November 2011

25th November 1811: One frame-broken at Chilwell and multiple attacks across the Counties.

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In the early hours of the morning, one stocking frames was broken at Chilwell "the wood-work of which was chopped to pieces with an axe...
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