Industries & Trades

The Halifax & Calderdale district had a number of traditional trades and industries, many of which flourished until a decline which began in the 1950s.

In the 19th century, many local mill-owners travelled to the south of England and to Ireland recruiting workers for the mills. This resulted in the migration of large numbers of men and families into the district

Basket-making industry Brickworks Brighouse at Work Calderdale Industrial Museum Carpet industry Chicken breeding Clay-working Cloth-making Coal mining Cotton industry Damask industry Dyes & dyeing Engineering industry Gravel working Hemp industry Iron-working industry Jute industry

Linen industry Linoleum industry Mining Mustard making Paper-making industry Recovered wool industry Rope industry Silk industry Soap Industry Stone quarrying Tanning industry Tinplate Town of 100 trades George Bruno Wakefield Wire-making Woollen industry Worsted

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