Catalogue description I. & I. CALVERT LTD., WORSTED SPINNERS, WARLEY, RECORDS

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Title: I. & I. CALVERT LTD., WORSTED SPINNERS, WARLEY, RECORDS
Date: 1637 - 1968
Related material:

See also MISC166
Held by: West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

I and I Calvert Ltd, Warley, worsted spinners
Physical description: 33 boxes/0.66 cubic metres
Access conditions:

Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited : Bradford University

 

Accessioned : 1988 Oct 12
Administrative / biographical background:

The Firm had a large textile business at Wainstalls Mill from 1821 until 1951.

 

A gravestone recording the deaths of seven of the mill's orphan employees, recruited from Liverpool, can be seen in the graveyard of Luddenden Dean Methodist Chapel. These were largely "imported" from Liverpool because of a labour shortage. There were roughly 100 girls and 1 boy. The children lived in homes run by foster parents and the firm provided food and clothes. They worked 10 hours a day but only received a few pence pocket money. Many stayed in the area
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