Episode Commentary: 'Rubble at Mill' | S13E03
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Episode Commentary - Series 13, Episode 3 (Manchester)
This week, Time Team steps into recent history to investigate the site of Manchester's first cotton mill. The mill, built by Richard Arkwright, is symbolic of the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution that transformed the landscape of England's north, from rural towns to bustling cities.
In our exclusive commentary, Stewart Ainsworth takes us on a trip down memory lane, as he shares his own personal memories of growing up in a northern mill community.
What's more we have a new rivalry forming within the team, as the proud Yorkshireman Stewart takes on Lancashire lass, Dani Wootton! Ultimately, though, they both enjoy reminiscing about cogs, clogs and the charabanc...
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Please pass on my admiration and appreciation to Stewart Ainsworth: Of all the wonderfully skilled people on TT over the years, it has always been Stewart's landscape detective work, and now his philosophical perspective, that I have related to the most. I am so glad that he's part of TT v2.
"The thousands and thousands of lives that go unrecorded... finding some object that almost gives them life again. That's why we do this." Yup. That's what we call storytelling, Stewart. I hope he knows how vital his contrubution is.
I love the industrial archaeology episodes, especially figuring out the workings themselves, but I think my favourite thing about this episode is getting Stewart's personal connection to it.
The knowledge of being able to look at a landscape and see history is awesome!! A gift!! I could imagine my mind always in search of it!!👍👍👏👏🙏🙏
That's what got me interested in geology, looking at the landscape and being able to read the history of the eons.
A gift, but also a lot of study, experience and hard work. I feel like I can see Stuart learning from year to year of Time Team. And I think the others on the show learned to listen to him and trust him more and more.
Thank you. Always love listening to Stewart!
This is the best Tea Time ever! I love hearing the family stories and the "archaeology of family". It gives the archaeology social context and time perspective.
Loved Stewart’s personal insights in this episode. So glad he’s back. 👍👍
Stuart's work has really inspired me to look at local landscapes, towns and villages. My work at the local archives digitising images from anywhere from 40 to 100 years old has also given me a great insight into how things have changed or stayed the same, as he suggests old versus new maps would do, too. It's always great to hear from Stuart. I wish he could give us suggestions for reading materials that give tools for looking at the lanscape, too.
My family are also from Morley / Ardsley area (Thorpe), I’m from several generations of mill workers too (mine worked at Amblers mostly). They can’t have had a full set of fingers between them. Really nice to hear these stories, really took me back to when I was little and they all still worked there.
I'm from Thorpe too and went to Morley Grammar. I'm a couple of years younger than Stewart and am racking my brain to remember him if he went to the grammar school or perhaps Bruntcliffe.
As far as finding features in the landscape Stuart is the Best. I love his detuctive reasoning ,keep up the good work Stuart.
Thanks Stewart and Dani for the insightful commentary on this fascinating episode, which was a vivid exploration of an important historical time.
It's about the people... fabulous discussion about this specific dig with the power to relate directly to the environment the people were in at the time. It's rare we're able to do this, but adds emphasis to every site, it's all about the people. Best tea-time yet.
Incredible reflections from Stewart, and a beautifully handled discussion by Dani. Thank you
Stewart was always my favourite expert on the show. Something about understanding the past through the landscape and old maps, understanding our relationship with our environments and how it affected and changed us, how it informs where and who we are today. It has fascinated me for years.
I never became an archaeologist, but I still love history and old maps. I love seeing things in the landscape I understand, seeing signs of the past not obvious at first glance. Wish I could just thank Stewart in person for how much he brought to my life through his work on the show.
Fabulous discussion Stewart and Dani!!!!! I truly enjoyed that see you next time✌️❤️
Stewart's comment about "chasing Roman history" is vital to the returned Time Team. I was dismayed that they immediately went back to a Roman site when so much archeology of the industrial age or even WWII is under such threat.
They aren’t just doing a Roman site, though,and the one they are doing was one they hadn’t been able to do properly in the past.
I don’t know how many times I watched time team & Stuart pointing at things saying “ you can see where ……. “ and I’m thinking “ what ???? “
I really love seeing the "old crew" explaining some of the things come to pass in the program. It makes me excited for what is to come from the team of time.
@ Stewart ainswoth, I'm not that young 😜. @ both of the presenters or this program, I really loved hearing some of the personal connection to these sites that you found along the way. Personal stories and thorough historical facts on the site really make the whole thing stick, for me personally. Cheers too time team, and here's one for your aunty and your mums. I appreciate all of you.
You dont have to be that old to remember how the next revolution came and how it feels. Back in the day a computer was a very rare thing. Noone even imagined them networking together. Nowadays everyone carries a powerfull networked computer in their pocket that they use to look at cat pictures and argue with strangers.
No they don't! I don't look at cat pictures on mine! As for arguing with strangers... ;-)
I love this episode and great to hear more from Stewart. I know Time Team can’t cover everything, but the lives that didn’t get recorded it would have been good to have acknowledged were the ones who picked that cotton. Cotton was essential to this massive change in Manchester and slave labor made that possible. That industrialization quickly became exploitative in Manchester is no surprise given the grossest exploitation at its roots.
Thank you for this lovely interview. This family labor history and archaeology seem especially poignant today--Labor Day here in the US.
So Glad to see Stewart Ainsworth has decided to come back for Time Team 2.0. He always thinks and sees things on the landscape and though maps that others just don't see or don't bother to see, and Love that he can give more silly jokes and banter with John, whom also has come back... A real shame that Dr. Phil Harding has not come back, that would of been the topping on the ice cream cake, as it were... and though Sir Tony Robinson will be there, behind the scenes, he will not be there in front of the camera, so they had to get TWO unknowns to take his place, and think they better find a lot more to even come close to taking HIS place...
Another awesome episode... cheers peeps 👍
Further to history disappearing. Look how OLD the old ‘brick’ mobile phones seem to us and they appear positively prehistoric to kids!
I wish my city council cared about heritage. In a city of 300,000 that was established in 1875, there are only 2 fully intact buildings left standing from the 1800s: an original cabin they charge admission to in the summer, and the original train station (which is now a courthouse). The original city hall from the 1800s (with clock tower) caught fire 2-3 years ago, and instead of repairing it, they bulldozed the whole thing. Huge gapping hole in the ground (took out the basement/original jail, too). Every older Chinese restaurant or building has been demolished, and this in a city with a vibrant Asian community, which is frequently overridden on all kinds of zoning, etc., by the city government. -Next, I expect them to tear down the Woolworth building because they literally don’t give a flying fig about anything historical, just how much they can eventually get from a developer.
Sorry to disagree with Prof Stewart Ainsworth, weaving prior to mills was done by families in cottage industries and they earned I believe 10 times more than they were paid in the mills. Hence the rise of the Luddites who would destroy the new textiles machinery in protest. It is why eventually trade unions were formed as the working conditions were appalling.
And so began the deadly London Fog....
I doubt the smoke from Manchester could reach London! 😉 The Industrial Revolution in Northern England & the Midlands was a precursor to smogs worldwide, I suppose...
Hi Danni, hope you’re well 🙂👍🏻
Need full episodes
They’re on the Time Team Classics channel, on TH-cam. This episode they discussed was posted there the same day as this interview.
I did it backwards. I watched the show first.
Watch danceing on the moon if you want to but Stuart is real talent
👍🏼🏍🖖🏼🙏😎😁😁🍺
Best not to slip back into our history of slavery....child labor still exists..
This episode was an interesting break from everything Roman, thank you both!
I’m glad you guys emphasized the positive intentions towards workers at the beginning of the industrial revolution! Thank you! My various history classes either went right to the exploitation, or I wasn’t paying attention (likely)!
Ahh, old maps … I spent much free time in University up in the Geography library (carefully) exploring drawer after drawer of old maps! It would be interesting to hear Stewart describe his searches for the old maps he finds!