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FRIENDS IN DEED
The Village Fair will be held on Saturday 2nd July and once again Friends in Deed will be running
their Bottle Stall. This has been well-supported in the past and we would be most grateful for
donations of bottles of all shapes and sizes (but in-date for 2
nd
July, please!). Contact Jane Scott,
9 Bishops Way, 811468, for delivery/collection details. Cut-off date for donations Friday 24
th
June.
Advance notice! The Summer Tea Party will be held on 10th August in the Fallas’ garden, so put the date in your
diaries now. Full details will follow nearer the time and transport will be available.
And don’t forget, the Drop-in Café is held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Living Stones Room in
St Mary’s Church, 1430 to 1600. Homemade cakes, tea and coffee - all welcome!
For help or information contact:
Coordinator: Jane Scott 07810 006598
Requests for transport: Andy Scott 07914 669967.
Leave a message and include your contact details http://www.buckdenroundabout.info/friends-in-deed
Buckden Local History Society
Huntingdon and the Industrial Revolution
In 1851 for the first time the urban population exceeded the rural population. Enclosure
Acts meant that small farms could no longer support large families. Agricultural workers
moved to employment in towns where they could expect a higher standard of living.
Huntingdon, the county town, was a coaching centre around the turnpike road, Ermine Street. The George Inn ran
six daily coaches to London and The Peacock another two. Employment was largely centred around this trade.
Most worked either directly in coaching inns but many were employed in jobs in the hotel and catering trades. Up-
on the arrival of the railways in Huntingdon the coaching trade collapsed.
Brown and Goodman’s Mill, Godmanchester was built in 1851, Marshall’s Brewery opened in 1865 but these
along with other small industrial works couldn’t attract other workers and the population failed to increase. Alt-
hough Huntingdon had many small firms little entrepreneurship was shown and the town failed to develop any
large industry. The Industrial Revolution had a largely negative effect on Huntingdon.