DATE / PERIOD
19th century
LOCATION
Bedworth
ARCHIVE STATUS
Archive being developed
Hat making became another significant Bedworth trade as the town’s industrial life changed. It sits alongside ribbon weaving and coal mining in a wider story of people adapting their skills and livelihoods. This archive entry provides a starting point for photographs, objects, family memories and more detailed research into where the trade took place and the people whose working lives depended on it.
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