Workers at Charwelton, Northamptonshire

Photograph taken 1900 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: AA97/05431

The workers at the ironstone quarry near the village have a large steam engine for power and a small makeshift hut for shelter. The men and boys are wearing typical workmen's clothing that changed very little throughout the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

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Northamptonshire Charwelton

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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These are the foundrymen of James Hews the Ironmongers. They are standing in the yard of their work premises with various iron pipes in the background and some of the tools of their trade. The men are wearing different clothes and hats that give clues to their jobs and status. The boss, office workers or possibly shop assistants are wearing a jacket, collar and tie. The workers and apprentices have flat caps and leather aprons. The men wearing bowler hats would have been overmen (foremen).

Workers at Charwelton, Northamptonshire

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