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In 1100 Hugh gave Atherstone to the Abbey of Bec in Normandy, and the Abbot, though absent, became the lord of the manor. He obtained a market charter from the king and laid out the first burgage plots around the market place to attract free tenants. Despite this the town did not prosper or become a borough.
- The Background
In 2002, the Atherstone Civic Society obtained a grant of...
- How to Use This Survey
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- Suits You, Sir
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- What is Copyhold
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- Atherstone
Atherstone is a market town in north Warwickshire, which...
- Hatting in Atherstone
Vero and Everitts Factory, November 1987, before closure....
- The Background
Feb 16, 2007 · Find out more about the history of the hat trade in Atherstone. Atherstone has been a centre for hatmaking since Tudor times. In the 17th century when the wearing of felt hats instead of caps ...
Apr 13, 2016 · Vero and Everitts Factory, November 1987, before closure. Photo courtesy of Friends of Atherstone Heritage. I used to work at the hat factory and the slipper factory, mostly Christmas for the slipper factory. It was ladies’ side and men’s side, so we didn’t mix and we used the bridge seen in the photograph. As the road was bad, with a bad ...
Atherstone was once an important hatting town, and became well known for its felt hat industry. The industry began in the 17th century and at its height in the early 20th century there were seven firms employing 3,000 people.
Nov 13, 2011 · Atherstone, Warwickshire. Forgotten industries (2): Where you got that hat I know, I know. Today’s building is hardly a beauty. An abandoned, brick-and-concrete factory, built probably at some time in the early-20th century, looking as if it’s waiting for what is tamely known as “the economic downturn” to come to an end before the ...
Evidence of cap making in Coventry can traced back to medieval times, but it was Atherstone that became the centre of the hatting industry. The origins of hat-making in Atherstone are unclear, but it seems to have developed from the 17 th . century, replacing tanning as the major industrial activity, encouraged by the plentiful supply of soft water.
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Located in the town’s old hat factory building, the Atherstone Visitor and Heritage Centre is a small but informative museum that tells the story of Atherstone’s past. The town was once a centre for hat-making, and the museum’s exhibits include displays on the hatting industry, local archaeology, and the history of the Shrove Tuesday Ball ...
