Farming and rural economy Gallery

St Mary Littlehampton HSI01_01_002

ST MARYS CHURCH, CHURCH STREET, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX. People at work using a steam powered threshing machine, with St Mary's Church in the background, 1901-1902.
St Mary's Church was extended eastwards in the late 19th century, with a new chancel and Lady Chapel, however by 1930 the structural condition of the church was so bad that it had to be demolished. This photograph shows the building with the late 19th century extension

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Basket weaving DIX02_01_052

King's Sedge Moor, High Ham, South Somerset. Basket weavers at work in a small factory on King's Sedge Moor. The caption on the reverse of the print states: "Basket workers working with only small oil lamps to keep the room at an even temperature"

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Craft, Industry, People At Work, Rural Craft, Skill, Tradition, Traditional Crafts, Wicker, Willow, Workshop

Agriculture in yellow and blue 24597_049

Wood Bevington Farm, Salford Priors, Warwickshire, SP057542. Aerial view. Polytunnels or linear cloches adjoining a flowering yellow crop. Modern agricultural practice can be striking and very colourful from the air

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Abstract, Aerial