This book by local historian John Pinchbeck – his 14th – tell the stories of some of Grantham most important employers.
Grantham at Work not only tells of the giants such as Ruston & Hornsby, Aveling-Barford and Neals Cranes – but the smaller companies that are around today including the retail sector.
It is the ideal gift for anyone who has lived in the town – and if no-one bought it for you, then it is still on sale..
The Lincolnshire town of Grantham was historically an important market town and centre of the wool trade, benefitting from its position on the Great North Road, the main north–south route through England, now the A1.
Grantham at Work explores the working life of this Lincolnshire town, its people and the industries that have characterised it.
This book traces the story of Grantham’s growth in the nineteenth century following the arrival of the railways and its development from a market town to a centre of industry, through two world wars and the changes in recent years as many of the old manufacturing industries have gone, to be replaced by new businesses today.
It is available from WHSmith at £14.99 or online at https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/local-history/area/lincolnshire/grantham-at-work.html
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