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Weavers' cottages
Key Words :- weavers
Address :- 70-74 Cross Street, Sudbury, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 86818 41080
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.036645 , Long 0.72227
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Description and History of Site:-
Information in town's Heritage Centre:
'The silk industry started in the town in the late 18th century; by the mid 19th many rows of these three-storey weavers' cottages had been built. Although the throwing (spinning) process was mechanised the weaving was done by hand by silk works in these cottages. In 1871 26-year-old William Alston wove at his loom on the first floor of No72 by the light from the extra large windows.'
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Grid Ref :- TL 86818 41080
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.036645 , Long 0.72227
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Information in town's Heritage Centre:
'The silk industry started in the town in the late 18th century; by the mid 19th many rows of these three-storey weavers' cottages had been built. Although the throwing (spinning) process was mechanised the weaving was done by hand by silk works in these cottages. In 1871 26-year-old William Alston wove at his loom on the first floor of No72 by the light from the extra large windows.'
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