{"id":582,"date":"2025-04-07T14:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.local\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:25:34","slug":"elementor-582","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=582","title":{"rendered":"Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"582\" class=\"elementor elementor-582\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651c37d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"651c37d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f37d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31f37d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e599d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46e599d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c513811 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c513811\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2d9fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6e2d9fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button onclick=\"goBack()\">Go Back<\/button>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\nfunction goBack() {\r\n  window.history.back();\r\n}\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d35075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d35075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=3311\">Astra Patent Leather Co. Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7710376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7710376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1772\">Stapleford Silk Mill.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1136cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1136cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1780\">Springfield Cycle Co.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8eb655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8eb655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1754\">Pillatt &amp; Co<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d129fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d129fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class =\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1811\">Stapleford Vinegar Brewery Ltd.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a191213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a191213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"side\" href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1796\">Stapleford Colliery Co.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e193641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e193641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"side\"href=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/?page_id=1816\">Windmill<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307108a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"307108a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9a93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd9a93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/clydesdale-1106337_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/clydesdale-1106337_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/staplefordlocalhistory.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/clydesdale-1106337_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A pair of Clydesdales ploughing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce99375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ce99375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<p>This section examines the ways in which local inhabitants have earned their livelihoods over time. Prior to the early 19th century, the majority of the population was engaged in agriculture. However, by 1801, this pattern had shifted significantly, with more than three times as many individuals employed in trade and manufacturing as in farming. During the 19th century, light industries, such as the lace and textile trades, became established in the parish, while a considerable number of men found employment in heavy industry, notably at the nearby Stanton Iron Works. The expansion of the railway also provided additional opportunities for employment, and new industries emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries attracted workers to Stapleford and Sandiacre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The decline of the manufacturing sector began in the mid-20th century. Many companies were either taken over and subsequently closed or were unable to compete with increasing foreign imports. As of 2020, only Taylors Bros. (Sandiacre) Ltd remains in operation, albeit under a different name. In the present day, a significant proportion of the working population is employed outside the parish in sectors such as local government, the National Health Service, and higher education. Other major employers include Boots in Beeston, as well as Rolls-Royce and Toyota in Derby.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This section covers firms and companies based in both Sandiacre and Stapleford, reflecting the close historical and economic links between the two communities. Employment opportunities were not constrained by the county boundary, and residents of both parishes worked in businesses on either side. This approach also removes the need to establish with precision whether a particular factory was located within the pre-1993 parish boundary of Sandiacre or Stapleford.<\/p>\r\n<p> Information about most of these companies is hard to obtain. Anyone who feels that they can add to the histories found here is very welcome to get in touch. (See the contact sheet.) <\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769cf1ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"769cf1ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economics Go Back Astra Patent Leather Co. Ltd. Stapleford Silk Mill. Springfield Cycle Co. Pillatt &amp; Co Stapleford Vinegar Brewery Ltd. Stapleford Colliery Co. Windmill A pair of Clydesdales ploughing This section examines the ways in which local inhabitants have earned their livelihoods over time. 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