My Mother spent some time in Deepdale Mill in Preston, she said it was the worst time of her life, she went from there to the Isle of Jersey, which must have felt like a different world. We can't imagine the amount of noise and grime. Dark days for many, gold for a few. The foul weather had tempted folk to leave the fields and living close to nature, and ended up toiling for hours for little pay, one of the first mass exploitations.
My Mother spent some time in Deepdale Mill in Preston, she said it was the worst time of her life, she went from there to the Isle of Jersey, which must have felt like a different world.
We can't imagine the amount of noise and grime. Dark days for many, gold for a few.
The foul weather had tempted folk to leave the fields and living close to nature, and ended up toiling for hours for little pay, one of the first mass exploitations.