It has been suggested
that the word
but there is no clear etymology
In the reign of Edward III, the mid-1300s, Dutch settlers were
encouraged to come to the town under the protection of the king.
They taught the art of weaving to the locals
The cloth was popular in the making of jackets.
See
Brian Oates
A narrow piece of heavy, coarse, cheap, woollen cloth with a
short nap – see narrow cloth.
It was typically black, white or brown in colour – compare
worsted.
The dimensions varied.
In the 16th century, they measured 18 yards long by 1 yard [plus the
width of a thumb-nail] wide.
At that time, they were not taxed.
Because of its size, one kersey was the typical weekly produce of a
family, and was produced in great quantities locally.
During the 16th century, after the woollen trade declined in Suffolk,
the Upper Calder Valley was the largest producer of kerseys in
England.
At one time, much of this was produced in Devon, and this was
involved in the triangular traffic of the Slave trade.
The name is derived from the village of Kersey, Suffolk where it was
produced in the 11th century.
The cloth is used for outer garments, overcoats, uniforms, and skirts.
At the start of the 18th century, these were superseded by the finer
shalloons and worsteds.
See
Mr Kyte,
Northern dozens,
Old Draperies and
Pennistone
In 1735, these were made in Kidderminster, near Birmingham, and were
popular through to the early 20th century.
See
Scotch carpet
Timothy Crowther recorded a remedy for a cure which required
the sufferer to
It was formed in 1803.
They fought in several 19th century wars, including the Napoleonic Wars, and the Peninsular War.
See
Edward Theodore Cronhelm and
William George Otto Cronhelm
See
Queen's South Africa Medal
See
See
Exley
It was found that tuberculosis could be passed on by the
practice.
The mineral oils used on the shuttle might also lead to cancers of
the mouth.
The practice was banned in the 1950s when hand-threaded shuttles
became compulsory
This was triggered on
16th August 1896
when George Washington Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason
discovered gold at Rabbit Creek, in the Klondike region of the Yukon
river in north-west Canada.
The Gold Rush ended in 1899 with the discovery of gold in
Nome, Alaska.
See
Charles Ernest Bancroft,
California Gold Rush and
Dawson City
The Latin term Feodum militis was also used
This is the oldest order of Christian chivalry, and takes its name
from the hospice at Jerusalem which was founded around 1048 to
support and provide hospitality for the pilgrims.
The knights defended the pilgrims' travel routes from the Muslims
during the Crusades.
There are several properties in the district which were owned by the
order:
Chapel House, Coley,
Coley Hall,
Corn mill,
Field House, Shibden,
Hartshead Hall,
High House Farm, Midgley,
Holdsworth House, Holmfield,
Lower Field Bottom Farm, Shelf,
Ovenden Cross, Ovenden,
Ox Heys Farm, Shelf,
Priestley Green,
Jordan de Rookes,
John de Shipedene and
Wynteredge Hall, Hipperholme.
These often have the cross of the order carved on the stonework.
See
Autumn crocus
See
Slub
See
Joseph Tynan
take thirteen King Charles farthings and boyle 'em in soft spring
water
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