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Roads at Christmas by Bob Massey Mapperley in the 1830’s and 40’s was a tough place for ordinary working people. Jobs were scarce and those that were available were either working short time or with reduced pay. In 1839, as Christmas approached, the local parish was under considerable pressure. The Board of Guardians, who were responsible for providing relief to these working people, were receiving more and more applications and were overwhelmed. There was no welfare state and no unemployment benefits at the time. The only available funds were the meagre resources handed out by the local Board of Guardians. These were made up of a rate levied on the local population. In such desperate times, with so many out of work, more payments were going out and very little money was coming in. The hardest hit appeared to be the framework knitters and the glove makers. A large number of local people were engaged in the hosiery trade and the fashion for hose and stocking had taken a downward trend. This was not just the men, as whole families, including wives and children, were also engaged in the manufacturing process. The only solution that the authorities could come up with was to employ some of these men in what would now be called public works. Not enough money was coming in to pay them from the normal funds, not even a small amount. The money for these public projects could then be used to pay the men and the community would also benefit. It was agreed that out of work men with three or more children would be so engaged. The men were given the job of building a proper road through Mapperley. At the time this was still a dirt track. They were also set to constructing what would become Woodborough Road and Ransom Road. These were skilled men who had trained for over seven years to use a stocking frame producing fine socks, lace ware and silk items. They were now digging up Mapperley Hills in the middle of winter with spades and picks and using wheelbarrows to remove the spoil. They were used to sitting at a machine all day, not this type of hard labour. For this work they were paid, not in money, but in bread and vegetables so at least they had food on the table. The only other choice for these men was to take their families into the Basford Union Workhouse. This was not somewhere they would want to go, only as a last resort. Inside the workhouse the family would be split up, with the men, children and women all put in different wings of the workhouse with no contact. This was not the first time that local authorities had to resort to this type of relief. Some 30 years earlier, Arnold framework knitters had been employed to dig out the Redhill and to make the cutting that we see today. All this was carried out with picks and shovels by people who were not labourers. So, when you drive along Mansfield Road or through Mapperley, bringing home the presents and Christmas goodies, spare a thought for the men who built the original roads to make it better for you, just to stop their families from starving. Merry Christmas. I am researching the history of Mapperley and would be very pleased to hear from anyone with more details or information. Email: bob.m.massey@gmail.com or post via NG5 magazine.
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