WORK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 1854 Hard Times 1853 – 1856 The Crimean War and cardigans 1851 The Great Exhibition 1849 Shirley 1846 Robinsons diversifies 1845 The Condition of the Working Class in England 1842 The Mines and Collieries Bill 1840s Chromolithography 1839 Robinson and Sons Ltd founded 1839 The Steam Hammer 1837 Stitching sacks 1837 Queen Victoria ascends the throne 1834 Grand National Consolidated Union 1833 The Factory Act 1830s - 1840s The Chartist Movement 1833 - 1834 The Derby Silk Mill Lock Out 1833 The Abolition of Slavery Act 1826 View from the window at Le Gras 1825 Smedley Long Johns 1823 Master and Servant Act 16 August 1819 The Peterloo Massacre 1817 "Invention of the cardboard box" 9 - 10 June 1817 The Pentrich Uprising 1811 - 1816 Luddites 1808 - 1826 Spanish American Wars of Independence 1789 – 1799 The French Revolution 1784 John Smedley 1789 – 1799 The French Revolution 1784 Lea Mills established 1775 -1783 The American Revolutionary War 1771 - 1777 North Street, Cromford 1747 Industry and Idleness 1729 A Modest Proposal 1722 Moll Flanders 1585 Corby Pole Fair 1204 Timeline Royal visits Goggles must be worn Weight for Height Launch events Robinson and Sons Stewarts & Lloyds John, Iris and Tony Finding community in our industrial past On progressive lines The Show Goes On! WORK Records Home John Smedley Blog