All Outputs (3)

A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871 (1995)
Thesis
Hayton, S. A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871. (Thesis). University of Salford

The concepts that lie behind my thesis are one of perception and reality - the perception of nineteenth century observers and the reality of the census returns. The perceptions drawn will relate to many aspects of the underclass. The aspects will... Read More about A search for the underclass : a comparative study of cellar dwellers in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Rochdale, 1861-1871.

Region, class, culture : Lancashire dialect literature 1746-1935 (1993)
Thesis
Salveson, P. Region, class, culture : Lancashire dialect literature 1746-1935. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis looks at the origin and development of Lancashire dialect literature between the publication of John Collier's ('Tim Bobbin') A View of the Lancashire Dialect in 1746, and the death of Allen Clarke ('Teddy Ashton') in 1935. The thesis i... Read More about Region, class, culture : Lancashire dialect literature 1746-1935.

Pettyfogging to respectability : a history of the development of the profession of solicitor in the Manchester area, 1800-1914 (1992)
Thesis
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

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 o... Read More about Pettyfogging to respectability : a history of the development of the profession of solicitor in the Manchester area, 1800-1914.