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1700 - 1800AD

 
  • This section of the resource provides an overview of the evolution of Calderdale.

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Increased productivity was made possible by a series of changes in the organisation of traditional production processes, changes which not only transformed the domestic nature of the industry but would also lead to its eventual collapse and replacement by the factory system.


This rapid economic and cultural change came earlier to the Calderdale area than other surrounding textile districts.



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