Description:
First published in 1968, A History of the Carpenters Company deals with developments in the carpenter's craft as well as with the Company's own internal growth. Throughout, an attempt has been made to trace the social and economic life of the Carpenters against a backcloth of London and National History.
Review Quotes:
Reviews of the original publication:
'A new history of the Carpenters Company was long overdue. The last substantial history was published in 1887 and was intended primarily for members of the Company. The book under review, written by two economic historians, is more ambitious in aim and much broader in scope: the Company's history is no longer treated in isolation but is considered in relation to 'developments in the craft and changes in the London scene'.'
- William Kellaway, History, Vol 54, No 182, OCTOBER 1969.