Community…..Utilities, Trades and Services

In a self-contained community the village builders, thatchers, carpenters, sawyers, blacksmiths, boot makers, tailors and bonnet makers, all had key parts to play. Not forgetting the now essential services of mains water and electricity.

A listing of the trades and occupations in which residents engaged from 1847 to 1937 is given on the Trade Directories Index of Occupations page

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