Description of 24-F Village Employment (II) Diversity
1. Three reasons are given for the large number of non agricultural occupations serving the village’s needs.
2. Builders and associated tradesmen
Quarrymen and stone masons
Blacksmiths .wheelwrights
Saddlers, farriers.
Clothing and shoemakers
Links to Tables 18 and 19
3. Growth in amount of village shops and carriers with regular journeys to Leeds and York. Every local train was met by an omnibus and coach. Food processing –water mill and wind mill. There were six butchers and a baker.
Decline in the village based economy by 1897.
Links to Tables 21 and 22
4. Rural Industry. The flax mill at Clifford was a source of employment for Bramham women. A large number of teachers were living in Bramham due mainly to the presence of Bramham College which catered for 127 pupils aged 9-18. The College employed 10 servants.
5. There were eight teachers employed at the Village School.
Religion. There were both Established and Non-conformist ie Church of England and two strong non-conformist chapels (Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist.
Inns and Alehouses(beerhouses) were together with the churches important centres of business and leisure.
6. Bramham was-a self sustaining community.
There were two almshouses catering for the poor but at this time there was only a small number of unemployed and paupers, Conclusion of section. The prosperity noticeable in 1851 would decline by the end of the century.
7. Conclusions continued
Footnotes 1-5
8. Fig 16 Map of local industry. Note on the Brick and Tile works.
9. Table 18 Number of Craftsmen employed in Bramham
Table19 Number of those employed working with stone and brick
Table 20 Clothing manufacture and Shoemaker
10. Table 21 Number of Traders and Dealers
Table22 Number of those in Transport related occupations.
11. Table 23 Number of those employed in Food Processing
Table 24 Number of Female Occupations in Bramham 1851
12. O S Map of Bramham area Sheet SE44/45 (1966-7 survey)
13. OS Map (see note12) - eastern section
14. Illus 28 Late 17th century Windmill
Illus29 Willow Bed (One man employed in basket making
15. Illus 30 The Fox Inn
Illus 31 The Bay Horse
Illus 32 The Red Lion All located on The Great North Road
16. Illus 33 The remains of the wheel at the Flax Mill
Illus 34 Flax Mill in Nidderdale representing the type of mill which existed in Bramham/Clifford.
17. Illus 35 Mill Workers cottage. (modern view)
Illus 36 Mill building in Clifford before being converted into flats.
18. Illus Bramham College magazine cover
The 19th century large extension to the College was demolished leaving only this part known as The Biggin.
19. Religion in Bramham Illus of All Saints’ Parish Church set in its Saxon churchyard. Wesleyan Chapel. Methodist Chapel circa 1920
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