WOLSELEY SHEEP SHEARER
Sep 03, 2021
2 minutes
WORD & PICTURE Jo Roberts
Wool was once the most important export of the British Isles. Many towns and villages sprang up and were made wealthy from processing and selling wool. No other commodity has had as much of an impact on Britain’s wealth as wool.
Vital revenue
From the 13th century onwards, British farmers, large and small,
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