Comments on: The Bold Defiance

By: Daisy Lees

Daisy Lees — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:32:51 +0000

Great writing on a very interesting story. Lots of clues! You are really inhabiting your pub. The history of working people and the struggle for workers rights, a very important field of research and a brilliant basis for engaging art projects.

By: Janet M

Janet M — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:22:51 +0000

I love your research. How wonderful that you are bringing this story to life.

By: Akkers

Akkers — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:09:33 +0000

Another really interesting article.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:52:54 +0000

What a powerful story! Reminds me of the struggles documented in EP Thompson’s magnificent book, The Making of the English Working Class. He has a whole chapter on ‘The Weavers.’

Thank you, Rupert for rescuing The Dolphin pub and rescuing this history; thank you GA for publishing Rupert’s story.

By: Marion Brooker

Marion Brooker — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:57:14 +0000

https://brightonlives.org.uk/?p=105
Thank you for your very interesting post on ‘The Bold Defiance’. They were indeed brutal times. The above is a link to my article on Ann Wilds aka ‘Mother H’ who was I believe, the daughter of William Horsford, an Irish cutter at the same period.

By: Christine Swan

Christine Swan — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:12:27 +0000

Thank you Rupert, and the GA, for this absolutely fascinating post. My silk weaving ancestors appeared to be active later (about 1824), but still angry at the state of the industry.
What an amazing set of artifacts and what a tale the Dolphin has to tell! I look forward to future events and articles being announced.

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:01:50 +0000

Very thought provoking. It’s a historical event that I had never heard of, thinking that the strife of the silk weavers came later with industrialisation. My Holford ancestors were silk weavers in Spitalfields at that time. It would be interesting to know how they fitted in to this series of events. At least I know they weren’t hanged!

By: Mathilde Grange

Mathilde Grange — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:57:46 +0000

What a great article. Absolutely fascinating. But I’m not sure I want phonon-archeology to be discovered. I imgane all those voices… It send shivers down my spine.

By: Mark Byfield

Mark Byfield — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:15:34 +0000

I really enjoyed this fascinating account of times gone by, a lovely bit of dusty history.
I have always been interested in old pubs and buildings and have over the years done my share of ruminating in the dust and grime.
A great read and some interesting history and lovely photos.
Thanks for another great post.

Mark

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:42:48 +0000

What a fascinating story; but how sad to know of Lewis Chauvet, silk manufacturer, when all his looms, 70 or more of them, were destroyed.