The riots in the cotton districts
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The riots in the cotton districts
A page from the May 1878 Illustrated London News, detailing the cotton riots in Lancashire, which were the response to a proprosed 10% reduction in workers wages. The pictures clockwise from top right are as follows: - Drawing room and part of the kitchen in Colonel Jacksons house, destroyed by rioters - Hopwoods Mill - Bivouac of Lancers in Volunteer Artillery drill shed, Blackburn - Colonel Raynsford Jacksons Mill - Haslingden Mill in ruins
Media ID 4428831
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1878 Artillery Colonel Cotton Destroyed Districts Haslingden Jackson Lancashire Lancers Mill Riot Riots Ruin Smouldering Violence Wages
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