The Rag Trade in Camborne and What Women Wore

Watch and listen to this illustrated online talk with Suzanne Wall and discover the extraordinary history of Camborne's rag trade, where we'll also be looking at what women were wearing over the past 200 years.
From a poor law clothing ledger to Tea Treat photographs - we'll have a closer look at women's fashion in Camborne.
Discover the fascinating history of factories such as Langridge's underwear factory and Jaquemand, and the women making the clothes.
This was originally recorded as an online talk via Zoom.
Please Note: Subtitles will be updated to accurate local Cornish words as soon as possible.
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