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Showing posts with label loughborough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loughborough. Show all posts
Sunday, 13 August 2017

13th August 1817: Charles Mundy informs the Home Secretary of the whereabouts of John Hill & Christopher Blackburn

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Burton August 13th Near Lougborough My Lord I have the Honour to inform your Lordship that John Blackburn came to me a few days since ...
Friday, 4 August 2017

4th August 1817: Charles Mundy sends an update on the Informers Blackburn & Burton to the Home Office

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Burton August 4.th 1817 Near Loughborough My dear Sir Blackburn & Burton have both decided that they should like to go with their...
Sunday, 5 February 2017

5th February 1817: Jeffrey Lockett sends a long letter to the Home Office about the Loughborough Job case

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Loughbro’ Feby 4th: [1817] Sir I had the honour to receive your letter of the 17th Inst, giving me the welcome intelligence, that Lord S...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017

18th January 1817: Charles Mundy informs the Home Office that he has issued 14 arrest warrants for Nottinghamshire Luddites

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Burton January 18th, [1817] near Loughborough Leicestershire My Lord I take the liberty of applying to your Lordship in consequence of...
Wednesday, 20 July 2016

20th July 1816: Heathcoat & Boden move their business to Tiverton

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On the Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 1816, Heathcoat & Boden moved their equipment from Loughborough to Tiverton in Devon by narr...
Tuesday, 19 July 2016

19th July 1816: Heathcoat & Boden make preparations to leave Loughborough

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The Leicester Chronicle of 27th July 1816 carried an article from the Nottingham Review (most probably published on 19th July 1816), about t...
Wednesday, 29 June 2016

29th June 1816: The under-sheriff writes to the High Sheriff of Nottingham about the 'Loughborough Job'

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Nottingham 29 June 1816 Dear Sir I am sorry to inform you that the organized system and practice of Luddism appears still to be in full ...

29th June 1816: The solicitor William J Lockett, sends a report about the 'Loughborough Job' to the Home Office, implicating James Towle

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Loughbro’ June 29th 1816 My Lord A very alarming outrage was   committed last night , upon the property of Messr. Heathcoat and Boden of...

29th June 1816: Mass Luddite attack on Heathcoat & Boden's factory at Loughborough

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The former factory that belonged to Heathcoat & Boden, in an image from the 20th Century. The building has since been demolished, and ...
Friday, 3 June 2016

3rd June 1816: A Leicester magistrates anticipates trouble at Loughborough

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My Lord From the Information the Justices in the County of Leicester have repeatedly received they have just cause to [suspect] some reaso...
Friday, 13 May 2016

13th May 1816: Another Luddite action takes place in Loughborough

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Two night after an attack in Loughborough , Luddites went to work in the town again, on Monday 13th May 1816. The Leicester Chronicle of 18t...
Wednesday, 11 May 2016

11th May 1816: Luddites destroy a frame in Rushes Street, Loughborough

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The Leicester Chronicle of 18th May 1816 reported an action by Luddites that took place on Saturday 11th May 1816: Frame-breaking.—On Satu...
Monday, 14 May 2012

14th May 1812: Local Militia take part in Loughborough food riot

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On Thursday 14th May, a food riot erupted in the marketplace at Loughborough. The riot began with a row over the price of potatoes - 14 pe...
Monday, 19 December 2011

19th December 1811: The Rector of Loughborough asks the Home Office for advice, as female workers organise

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Loughbro’ Decr. 19. 1811 Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of 100 Copies of a Proclamation by Government offering Reward ...
Friday, 16 December 2011

16th December 1811: The Rector of Loughborough writes to the Home Secretary

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Loughborough Decr. 16. 1811 Sir I have the honor, as one of the Magistrates of the County of Leicester, to address myself to you with re...
Saturday, 10 December 2011

10th December 1811: Loughborough curfew notice

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10th December 1811: Loughborough warning to frame-breakers

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Sunday, 4 December 2011

4th December 1811: Military called out to protect factory in Loughborough

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Following the Luddite attack in Loughborough the previous night, what Conant & Baker called a 'spirit of commotion' existed, to...