The Houghton Weavers - Poverty Knock

A track from Lancashire folk group The Houghton Weavers , I think most the Lancs and yorkies out there will have some knowledge of relations who worked in these wills .

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• houghton
• weavers
• lancashire
• Yorkshire

[beka1669]

where did yu get this song from ??

please x

[trichoone]

i took it off my vinyl record which i bought years ago from where i can't even remember . seems you might like the sound .

[june1932]

i'me a lancashirs lass meself and i remember all the mills in town chimneys all belching out black smoke.thank you tricoone for this another winner from you.i'me from accrington and i recognise harwood in a couple,5 mins away from me.i love the lacs folk they are so earthy.

[trichoone]

Hi Mutti , I remember as a kid hearing all the clogs clonking their way to the local mill and as you say black smoke all the buildings blackened with it now all cleared as if never being there .

[stephen48151]

My late mother used to work in a cotton mill

She was a "Cotton Winder" and used to shout when talking because of the noise from the looms.

[trichoone]

i know what you mean my friend a lot of my past family also worked in the mills they eventually learned to lip read .

[oldfolkiepad]

What a lovely song, and what a fascinating set of comments. A real bit of social history. Marvellous.

[Onyourbuzzers]

Spinners fan here, first time I've heard this group. Excellant version

[foxyshabazz]

Though not being from Up North, we had no idea what it was we were singing about. And we didn't sing that verse about Our Lizzie! :)

[foxyshabazz]

We used to sing this at primary school in the 70s. Excellent!

[nikitafoster]

what a great song I love so much from Nikita 

[jrnlandrut]

Now poverty has been removed from England perhaps we can show Care and Consideration for those people in the world who are in need of our urgent support.

[walshy2866]

Picture at 0.58 is Bank Mill on Church Street in Great Harwood and the pic after is halfway down Queen Street. The road on the right is Clayton Street and Mercer Hall wasn't built then, there was still a mill there on left on pic, think it was Princess Mill but not sure???

[jrnlandrut]

Now that poverty as been removed from England perhaps we can now show a little Care and Consideration for all the starving Children worldwide. by by donating to their future prosperity.

[freddo27]

Great pics, reminder of how hard-won the social changes were. We should fight as hard to keep them as we had to to win them.

[zazamaxi]

Wonderful pictures and a super song, bringing back memories of the area I was born in ~~~ Thank you. Zaza

[seddbergh]

Great voices and lyrics from the North West. How I miss them now that I live in Christchurch NZ

[HopeWithPandora]

A fantastic slice of social history. Thanks!