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Showing posts with label hucknall torkard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hucknall torkard. Show all posts
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...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012

16th May 1812: A Luddite-baiter is shot in Nottingham

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On Saturday 16th May 1812, a Mr. Gaunt from Hucknall Torkard, a 'gentleman who had been particularly active in discovering the Luddites...
Friday, 10 February 2012

10th February 1812: 1 frame broken at Hucknall Torkard

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On Monday evening, the 10th February, 1 stocking frame was broken in Hucknall Torkard.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012

4th January 1812: Frames destroyed at Basford, Bulwell, Hucknall, Nottingham & Heanor

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The new year was seeing an increasing urgency to the destruction of stocking frames by Luddites. On the afternoon of Saturday 4th January at...
Friday, 23 December 2011

23rd December 1811: Frames broken in various Nottinghamshire villages

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In the evening of Monday the 23rd December, 2 to 3 stocking frames were broken at Radford, 1 warp lace frame 'of great value' was de...
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...
Saturday, 19 November 2011

19th November 1811: Reprisals & arson at Hucknall Torkard

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Tuesday the 19th saw another arson attack on hay ricks, this time at Hucknall Torkard, where 2 belonging to a Mr. Hardstaff and Mr. Toon wer...