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WEA Study Notes & Survey by P. Robinson, 1982
Trade Distribution
 excluding footwear & crafts - from Trade Directories

 
1847
1854
1861
1870
1877
1885
1890
1894
1903
1910
1920
1931
1936
1940
Baker
3
3
2
3
6
8
10
14
16
12
13
12
16
14
Bazaar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
2
2
Beer Retailer
5
4
5
5
3
4
7
6
12
11
11
11
9
7
Bookseller
 
 
 
1
 
1
1
2
2
 
1
 
 
 
Boot Dealer/Mercer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
1
2
6
8
8
Butcher
4
4
3
2
2
4
6
5
16
17
12
20
19
17
Chemist & Druggist
2
2
 
 
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
China & Glass Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
1
1
1
 
Clothier
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
2
2
2
Coal Merchant
 
 
 
 
2
3
2
4
5
3
2
2
3
2
Confectioner
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
5
10
6
13
16
16
12
Co-op
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Corn Merchant
1
2
3
2
 
 
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Cycle Agent/Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
3
7
3
5
6
5
Dairyman
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
3
5
5
2
3
3
4
Decorators Supplies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Draper & Milliner
3
2
2
3
5
10
13
17
17
14
23
31
26
22
Fancy Repository
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wool Depot/Stores
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
1
1
1
 
1
1
 
Fishmonger
 
 
 
 
1
1
3
4
8
2
2
2
3
2
Florist & Seedsman
 
 
 
 
 
2
2
2
6
2
2
3
3
6
Fried Fish Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
4
2
5
6
4
Fruiterer
 
 
 
 
1
1
2
2
11
8
6
8
7
9
Furniture Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
7
5
7
7
8
6
General Dealer
 
 
 
 
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
 
 
Green Grocer
 
 
 
 
 
2
4
8
6
4
6
6
5
3
Grindery Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
1
1
1
Grocer/Provisions Dealer
5
5
5
4
4
13
15
19
26
15
12
9
10
13
Hairdresser
 
 
 
 
 
1
4
4
7
11
11
17
20
20
Hardware Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
2
 
1
1
Ironmonger
 
 
 
 
 
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Jeweller
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Music Seller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
 
 
 
Newsagent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
4
2
3
2
4
4
Oil Merchants
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
1
1
1
1
1
1
Pianoforte Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
2
2
 
1
Shopkeeper
3
2
1
4
12
18
30
23
35
33
34
51
58
51
Stationer
 
 
1
2
1
1
4
5
2
3
3
4
3
2
Tailor & Outfitter
2
3
1
 
1
4
4
6
9
12
15
16
19
22
Timber Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
1
2
 
 
 
 
Tobacconist
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
2
6
6
6
6
7
8
Toy Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
1
Wardrobe Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
5
4
3
3
 
 
Wine & Spirit Merchant
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
3
 
 
1
1
1
Wireless Dealer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
8
6

Other tables showing the distribution of trades
 based on entries in various Trade Directories
craft & trade patterns
footwear manufacturers
industrial archaeology trail

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