Saturday, 4th of September 2010
Dunkirk in 1848
Saturday, 08 March 2008 11:13

Examples of pay:

Feeding (the carders?)
Foreman 1 4 4
Boys 1 1 -
Feeders 3 3 -
Total per Week £5 8 4
Weaving
Men 1 8 9
Women 1 4 7
Total £2 13 4
Cutting & Brushing
Foreman (Gough) 1 5 -
3 men & 2 boys 1 19 -
Total per week £3 4 -
1848 Proportions of power used at Dunkirk:
Willies 3
Spinning 8
Washers 33
Millinv 20
Roughing 11
Cutting 4
Total (Horse Power) 51
1848 Water Power Available:
Dunkirk 28
Egypt 12
Horsley 6
Inchbrook 5
Total Horse Power 51
1848 Use of Coal:
Total Used 500 tons
For Dyeing, Drying & Scouring 300 tons
Remainder for Steam Engines & Warming 200 tons