Gilford Mill Not all of these large linen mills were in Belfast. Dunbar and McMaster’s mill in Gilford (Co. Down), which made linen thread, was ...
Linen Slaves By the early years of the 20th century mill workers were being organised into trade unions to fight for better pay and conditions – ...
Washerwomen Another group of women who received low pay were the washerwomen. As all domestic laundry had to be done by hand, middle class families ...
Print Works The growth in newspapers and magazines increased the demand for printing. This gave good jobs to print workers who prepared the paper ...
Engineering The needs of linen and shipbuilding also boosted the engineering industry in Belfast. One of the city’s biggest engineering firms was ...
Water Power Water power had been used for some time in Ulster but the Giant’s Causeway tramway was the world’s first hydro-electric railway. The ...
Titanic Interior Much of the Titanic’s interior resembled a luxury hotel. The grand staircase in the first class section was a testament to the ...
The Swimming Bath on the Titanic The first class section of the Titanic also contained a swimming bath. In to-day’s world this appears to be very small, but it was a ...
The Blacksmith In spite of all these changes, old crafts remained important.
Indeed with so many horse drawn vehicles and with the increasing use of ...
The Chemist’s Shop In bigger towns the chemist’s shop was gradually replacing the apothecary. These new outlets were dispensing new mass-produced medicines.
