Pettyfogging to respectability : a history of the development of the profession of solicitor in the Manchester area, 1800-1914

Parrott, VR

Abstract

The thesis presents a social history of the development of solicitors as a professional
group in Manchester during the period 1800-1914. This is the first work on the
history of Manchester solicitors and one of the few histories of the profession outside
London. It is based on primary source material which has not previously been
subject to investigation. The study explores the development of solicitors through
the period by examining their reaction to the pressures imposed by an increasingly
industrial and urbanizing society. It considers the importance of the role of
provincial solicitors in the development of the profession nationally and the part
Manchester solicitors played in this development. The relationship between Manchester
solicitors and the community and their place in the local societal structure is
also examined.

Citation

Parrott, V. Pettyfogging to respectability : a history of the development of the profession of solicitor in the Manchester area, 1800-1914. (Thesis). University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Aug 17, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 17, 2011
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1992