Laundry. Laundry, St Chad's Home. Hidden Lives Revealed Print this page Close this window *
The girls of St Chad's Home specialised in making knitted stockings, and they ran a very successful cottage industry selling their goods around the country. Their work was produced to very high standard, and included fine quality silken hosiery, cashmere stockings and gentlemen's shooting socks.
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Ref: WS89
Title: Laundry, St Chad's Home
Date: 1902
Location: St Chad's Home for Girls, Far Headingley, Yorkshire
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays, March 1902, page 264

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The girls of St Chad's Home specialised in making knitted stockings, and they ran a very successful cottage industry selling their goods around the country. Their work was produced to very high standard, and included fine quality silken hosiery, cashmere stockings and gentlemen's shooting socks.

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