lacemaking in Wendover

[kerryb]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone knows of a good online source of information about the lace making industry in Bucks, in particular Wendover in the 18th century.  Google is bringing up lots of modern 'buy lace dresses' websites and nothing of any use.

I discovered two families the Atkins and the Dixons who seemed to be lacemen and wondered if I could find out anything about the industry they would have been involved. in

Thank you  Kerry

[BumbleB]

There appear to be a number of sites via Google for "lacemaking in Buckinghamshire" but these look interesting.

https://amershammuseum.org/history/trades-industries/cottage-industries-of-bucks/

https://cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk/lacemaking/#:~:text=The%20Lace%20Industry,came%20in%201563%20to%201568.

[ggrocott]

There are displays on lacemaking in several of the local museums, including at Olney and Buckinghamshire.

[AlanBoyd]

The book The Chilterns by Leslie W Hepple , 1994, has a section on lacemaking, pp 198-203.

This book is available at the Internet Archive (archive.org). You have to 'borrow' it to get access to the entire section, but borrowing is free if you register, also free.

[kerryb]

There appear to be a number of sites via Google for "lacemaking in Buckinghamshire" but these look interesting.

https://amershammuseum.org/history/trades-industries/cottage-industries-of-bucks/

https://cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk/lacemaking/#:~:text=The%20Lace%20Industry,came%20in%201563%20to%201568.

Thank you Bumble B definitely more interesting than the sites that came up for me and at least they give some idea of what the industry was about.

Kerry

[kerryb]

There are displays on lacemaking in several of the local museums, including at Olney and Buckinghamshire.

Thank you I don’t think I’m going to get up to Buckinghamshire in the very near future but I will bear that in mind. 

Kerry

[kerryb]

The book The Chilterns by Leslie W Hepple , 1994, has a section on lacemaking, pp 198-203.

This book is available at the Internet Archive (archive.org). You have to 'borrow' it to get access to the entire section, but borrowing is free if you register, also free.

Thanks Alan, I shall go and find it now. 

Kerry