tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post157539037320451691..comments2024-02-19T23:06:32.760-08:00Comments on Wellcome Allotment : Sir Richard Arkwright`s second mill Masson Matlock Derbyshire 1783David Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-43413056743541877122013-04-12T03:32:25.693-07:002013-04-12T03:32:25.693-07:00so true Elaine as my research has discoveredso true Elaine as my research has discoveredDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-73953128109242381472013-04-12T03:31:02.762-07:002013-04-12T03:31:02.762-07:00Wendy the late 19th century was hard for workers m...Wendy the late 19th century was hard for workers my great grandfather who lived in north Wales and worked in a coal mine, moved the family to Derbyshire to work in the cotton mills as it was preferable to the awful working conditions down the pits, ancestry is a fascinating subjectDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-5218095983599670922013-04-12T03:11:31.863-07:002013-04-12T03:11:31.863-07:00Life was very hard for the factory workers in thos...Life was very hard for the factory workers in those days terrible conditions for very little pay - but fascinating for us to see. Fantastic photos David. Love the bobbin collection.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-78070467220973163722013-04-12T02:34:20.675-07:002013-04-12T02:34:20.675-07:00It's so important that our industrial heritage...It's so important that our industrial heritage is preserved like this and it's fascinating that your grandmother was part of this. What an interesting family history to explore. <br />And I think the background photographs on your blog are stunning. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-8594859833078005362013-04-12T01:56:06.412-07:002013-04-12T01:56:06.412-07:00Sarah looking back at my family history, there wer...Sarah looking back at my family history, there were lots of accidents in cotton mills, and lots of deaf workers (read my reply to flighty)David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-80395365465238365132013-04-12T01:54:16.025-07:002013-04-12T01:54:16.025-07:00The workers by all accounts were experts at lip re...The workers by all accounts were experts at lip reading Flighty it was the only way to converse with each other over the horrendous noise, it accounts for my grandmother being deafDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-6865500380887184892013-04-12T01:51:04.113-07:002013-04-12T01:51:04.113-07:00It was nurse Gladys that impressed me Mark wonderf...It was nurse Gladys that impressed me Mark wonderful stuff.David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-47588013695241503152013-04-11T11:50:09.077-07:002013-04-11T11:50:09.077-07:00It's wonderful that this mill has been preserv...It's wonderful that this mill has been preserved. It must have been quite frightening for working in these conditions especially as a child.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-67324706596264784902013-04-11T10:22:19.465-07:002013-04-11T10:22:19.465-07:00As the other Arkwright (Ronnie Barker) would have ...As the other Arkwright (Ronnie Barker) would have said: "Fffffffabulous!"Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-64178359938903562412013-04-11T09:39:36.362-07:002013-04-11T09:39:36.362-07:00A most interesting, and informative, post with ter...A most interesting, and informative, post with terrific photos. Having seen a partly restored mill working I wouldn't have liked to have worked in one in times past! Flighty.Flightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-39017826438050015772013-04-11T09:34:28.079-07:002013-04-11T09:34:28.079-07:00there is certainly plenty to do in that part of th...there is certainly plenty to do in that part of the country SuzyDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117257991141607639.post-31663915211489149712013-04-11T09:11:36.177-07:002013-04-11T09:11:36.177-07:00That's totally fascinating and that machinery ...That's totally fascinating and that machinery is amazing as are those bobbins in the last photo. What a fabulous trip out for you, if I'm ever around that way (the chances are good) I must pay it a visit. SuzyRustic Vintage Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707515487917612909noreply@blogger.com