Textile Manufacture and Other Industries in Keighley by John Hodgson. A facsimile reprint of the 1879 edition with an introduction and index by Gillian Cookson and George Ingle

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First published 1879. Facsimile reprint 1999 with an introduction by the editors on the publication and on the history of Keighley's industry. Provides profiles of c90 local businesses / businessmen including textile production businesses, textile machinery manufacturers and machine tool makers. Longer profiles include: Calvert & Clapham; J & J Craven; John Brigg & Co; James Haggas & Co; B & W Marriner; William Lund & Son;Jonas Sugden & Bros; William Sugden; James Mitchell; William Anderton; Isaac Holden & Sons. Also includes some general sections on industry