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Clapham revisited: the decline of the Norwich worsted industry (c. 1700–1820)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2018

Keith Sugden
Keith Sugden*
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Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, University of Cambridge
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Abstract

This study utilises several sources of male occupational data to track the decline of the Norwich worsted industry, c. 1700–1820. The data show that the industry began to fall away during the second half of the eighteenth century, if not sooner, and earlier than has been previously realised. The transfer of the industry to the north of England began before the introduction of steam-powered spinning or weaving. Market competition, notably from Lancashire printed fustians and cottons, and the loss of export trade through war, were the likely causal factors.

John clapham revisité: le déclin du lainage peigné à norwich (vers 1700–1820)

La présente étude repose sur les métiers masculins, relevé à travers diverses sources documentaires, qui permettent de suivre le déclin de l'industrie textile à Norwich, c. 1700–1820, alors spécialisée dans la laine peignée. Ces données montrent que cette manufacture a commencé à décliner au cours de la seconde moitié du dix-huitième siècle, sinon auparavant, c'est-à-dire plus tôt qu'on ne pensait jusque-là. Le transfert de cette production vers le nord de l'Angleterre a commencé avant l'introduction de toute machine à vapeur permettant de filer ou tisser mécaniquement. Les raisons en sont très probablement liées à l’évolution d'un marché devenu plus compétitif, avec notamment la présence des futaines et cotons imprimés du Lancashire, et d'autre part, avec la guerre, la cessation des exportations commerciales.

Clapham revisited: der niedergang des kammgarngewerbes in norwich (ca. 1700–1820)

Diese Studie verwendet Berufsdaten von Männern aus verschiedenen Quellen, um den Niedergang des Norwicher Kammgarngewerbes von etwa 1700 bis 1820 nachzuzeichnen. Die Daten zeigen, dass der Rückgang des Gewerbe in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts (wenn nicht schon vorher) einsetzte, also früher als bislang angenommen. Die industrielle Verschiebung ins nördliche England begann vor der Einführung von Dampfmaschinen in der Spinnerei oder Weberei. Die Gründe dafür liegen im Wettbewerb, namentlich durch gedruckte Barchent- und Baumwollstoffe, und im kriegsbedingten Einbruch des Exporthandels.

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Continuity and Change , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , August 2018 , pp. 203 - 224
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