How a Weavers' Strike Laid a Golden Egg!

Weavers' Strike

Weavers all over Hebden Bridge came out on strike in 1906, a dispute that was to last for many months and lead to great hardship. Among them was Edgar Thornber who then laid the foundations of a massive chick breeding empire. ALGC (BT153NG)


Read the full story in Milltown Memories, issue 9.
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