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Originally Posted by garinda
Er...give us a clue, Miss Liza Goddard.
Accrington was never reliant on just one mill owner, or even just one trade, unlike some other places, so that can't be applicable to the logic or observation.
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Oh Dear...now you are getting confused.
Your original reference was to that of the 'Truck' system, where factory owners paid their employees in tokens that could only be spent in the the factory shop. The first act partially outlawing this in 1725, followed by the major one in 1831 - that was under the reign of William IV. There were two subsequent acts in the 1880/90's but they were only clearing up odd bits.
So when Victoria began her reign in 1837 there was little left of trucking; growing cotton towns - and other industrial towns throughout the UK - began to develop their market centres. Accy market hall and it's immeadiate market area is a classic example of this; lots of competing stall holders . Practically every other town in England was the same.
I quote from you..
'in the future, towns will become like the old Victorian mill towns, where the only shop was also owned by the mill owner. Who basically had their workers over a barrel, as they had no choice where to spend their wages, other than paying it back to the already wealthy industrialst's shop till'
No doubt some mill owners will have owned shops in Accy and places like it but by Victoria's reign most people were paid in hard earned cash and were free to spend it as they wished - and that is why Accy town centre developed as it did.
Garinda, you either need to take a chill pill or alternatively join the thread on floating lead coffins; whatever, please leave the history stuff to the experts.