{"id":9790940557,"title":"Memories of the Lancashire Cotton Mills","handle":"memories-of-the-lancashire-cotton-mills","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLancashire was once the Cotton Capital of the world. Raw cotton came in to Liverpool docks and was sold on the Exchange. In the beginning, it was then transported to cottages all over the county where whole families, including the children, would clean, card, spin and weave it. The finished cloth was then sold on the Manchester Exchange. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution new machines saw the work transferred from home to factory. It was said that Lancashire could produce enough cotton before breakfast to supply the UK market, with the remainder of the day's supply going overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRead the first hand accounts from local people, and look at the remarkable collection of contemporary photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 144 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ron Freethy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846741043\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-12-17T09:51:09+00:00","created_at":"2017-04-27T16:59:28+01:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["By region_Lancashire","Lancashire Cotton Mills","Ron Freethy"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":36646897421,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Memories of the Lancashire Cotton Mills","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":4,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781846741043","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Memories_of_the_Lancashire_Cotton_Mills_300_res.jpg?v=1511040388"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Memories_of_the_Lancashire_Cotton_Mills_300_res.jpg?v=1511040388","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Memories of the Lancashire Cotton Mills book cover. History of the Lancashire cotton industry.","id":284963504259,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.705,"height":709,"width":500,"src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Memories_of_the_Lancashire_Cotton_Mills_300_res.jpg?v=1511040388"},"aspect_ratio":0.705,"height":709,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Memories_of_the_Lancashire_Cotton_Mills_300_res.jpg?v=1511040388","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLancashire was once the Cotton Capital of the world. Raw cotton came in to Liverpool docks and was sold on the Exchange. In the beginning, it was then transported to cottages all over the county where whole families, including the children, would clean, card, spin and weave it. The finished cloth was then sold on the Manchester Exchange. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution new machines saw the work transferred from home to factory. It was said that Lancashire could produce enough cotton before breakfast to supply the UK market, with the remainder of the day's supply going overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRead the first hand accounts from local people, and look at the remarkable collection of contemporary photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 144 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ron Freethy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846741043\u003c\/p\u003e"}