Aspects of Life in 19th Century Worcestershire

Agriculture and Industry

With the Industrial Revolution under way, there were fewer jobs on the land. Until the event of factory reform, conditions in industry were appalling, but this did improve throughout the century.

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Advert from Bevis's Builders Price Book, p.228-229, 1884	Advert from Bevis's Builders Price Book, p.120, 1884	Advert from Bevis's Builders Price Book, p.25, 1884
Averill's Hardware Shop, Market Place, 1890	Situations Vacant, Evesham Journal, p.5, 1878	The Old Stonebreaker, c.1889
Hay Making, c.1896	The Depression in Agriculture, Evesham Journal, p.5, 1878	Horse Drawn Tram, St Johns, c. 1889