Fruits of the loom

摘要

This year officially marks the bicentenary of the Luddite movement in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1812, the area around Huddersfleld saw probably the worst violence, with pitched battles between skilled croppers, under threat from new mechanised technology and textile mill owners backed by government forces. Although clearly a fraught period, industrialisation actually led to Huddersfleld becoming globally renowned for its woollen cloth, bringing prosperity to the whole region.