Occupations, Employment

Explore the development of chemical manufacturing and the dye industry and their connections with the wider textile economy. This volume records businesses, workplaces and people associated with an important part of the area’s industrial story.

Discover the history of coal mining, quarrying and the people who worked in these demanding industries. This volume explores how the extraction of local resources contributed to employment, development and changes to the surrounding landscape.

Explore the textile and woollen trades that formed an important part of the local economy. This volume brings together material relating to mills, manufacturing, workers and businesses associated with the area’s long industrial heritage.