The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: The Rise and Decline of a Family Firm, 1750-1914 - Couverture rigide

Rose, Mary B.

 
9780521323826: The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: The Rise and Decline of a Family Firm, 1750-1914
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ISBN 10 : 0521323827 ISBN 13 : 9780521323826
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

This is a study of an important family business, set firmly within the wider context of English society during the period of industrialisation. Established at a time of predominantly small-scale business organisation, the firm of Samuel Greg & Co. soon emerged as one of the very few giants within the cotton industry, and the reasons for this unusual growth provide valuable insights into the nature of English industrial activity during the Industrial Revolution. Such strength was, however, short-lived, and by 1914 all but one of the Gregs' cotton mills had become a financial liability. The peculiar problems imposed by the operation of old and largely rural cotton-mills during the latter stages of industrialisation are graphically demonstrated by the Gregs' ultimate failure, and much of the significance of the book arises from its extensive analysis of industrial decline. Full coverage is given not only to the story of the Gregs themselves, but also to their employees, and within the text numerous contemporary illustrations provide their own graphic commentary upon the human experience of industrialisation.

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This is a study of an important family business, set firmly within the wider context of English society during the period of industrialisation. Established at a time of predominantly small-scale business organisation, the firm of Samuel Greg & Co. soon emerged as one of the very few giants within the cotton industry, and the reasons for this unusual growth provide valuable insights into the nature of English industrial activity during the Industrial Revolution. Such strength was, however, short-lived, and by 1914 all but one of the Gregs' cotton mills had become a financial liability. The peculiar problems imposed by the operation of old and largely rural cotton-mills during the latter stages of industrialisation are graphically demonstrated by the Gregs' ultimate failure, and much of the significance of the book arises from its extensive analysis of industrial decline. Full coverage is given not only to the story of the Gregs themselves, but also to their employees, and within the text numerous contemporary illustrations provide their own graphic commentary upon the human experience of industrialisation.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1986
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521323827
ISBN 13 
9780521323826
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
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9780521311861: The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: The Rise and Decline of a Family Firm, 1750-1914

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521311861 ISBN 13 :  9780521311861
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992
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