The Hat Industry of Luton and its Buildings by Katie Carmichael (English) Paperb

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This book is an introduction and guide to Luton's hatting industry and to the distinctive and varied character of its buildings.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Although perhaps best known today as the home of Vauxhall Motors, Luton's industrial roots run much deeper. Long before it became associated with motor cars, Luton was the centre of ladies' hat production in this country – a success founded upon the earlier regional industry of straw-plaiting. Many surrounding towns and villages fed into the industry and helped to make the region globally renowned. At its peak in the 1930s, the region was producing as many as 70 million hats in a single year; however, it entered a rapid decline following the Second World War from which it never recovered. This has left Luton, Dunstable and a number of other local towns with a challenging inheritance of neglected and decaying fragments of a once vital industry.This book is intended to be an introduction and guide to the area's historical depth and to its distinctive and varied character, seeking to explain the development of the region as the centre of the hatting industry in the south and exploring the lives of the people working there during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The historic links between the surviving building stock and the hatting industry are assessed and the book highlights the significance of the surviving fabric and the potential of the historic environment within future conservation and regeneration plans.

Notes

An introduction and guide to the history of hatmaking in Luton and the surviving sites and buildings.

Author Biography

Katie Carmichael is an investigator in the Cambridge office of English Heritage David McOmish is a Historic Environment Officer with English Heritage David Grech is a Historic Places Advisor with English Heritage

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsForeword1 Introduction2 Historic and regional developmentThe towns of the hat industry3 Straw plaitingOrigins of the industryPlaitingChild labourEconomic and regional impactDecline4 Hat manufacture and tradeManufacturing processesEconomy and organisationSubsidiary industriesWorking conditions 5 Buildings of the hat industrySmall-scale industryLarge-scale industryLondon6 Conservation and the management of changeNotesRefences and further reading

Review

... this worthwhile and highly informative book: Luton does have a valuable heritage which although not "pretty" or in some instances eventhat obvious, is nonetheless of considerable interest and one to be cherished. -- Chris Garrand * SPAB, The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Autumn 2014 *

Review Quote

... this worthwhile and highly informative book: Luton does have a valuable heritage which although not "pretty" or in some instances eventhat obvious, is nonetheless of considerable interest and one to be cherished.

Feature

Luton and its surrounding villages was the main centre of ladies' hat production in this country - making the region globally renowned.

Details ISBN1848021194 Author David Grech Year 2013 ISBN-10 1848021194 ISBN-13 9781848021198 Media Book Short Title HAT INDUSTRY OF LUTON Language English Series Informed Conservation Format Paperback Imprint Historic England Place of Publication Swindon Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2013-10-15 NZ Release Date 2013-10-15 UK Release Date 2013-10-15 Pages 104 Publisher Historic England Publication Date 2013-10-15 Alternative 9781848023260 DEWEY 338.4768740942567 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 124 Illustrations We've got this

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