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The Breast Hole at Tean Hall Mill - Narbonne 1907

Vanessa Collingridge finds out how women of Tean Hall Mill were able to feed their babies whilst doing a full days work.

The Breast Hole at Tean Hall Mill
Former mill workers and members of the Tean and Checkley Historical Society contacted Making History to highlight the discovery of a remarkable architectural feature discovered during the re-development of an old weaving mill. Described as a 'breast hole' it was a crude device to allow women to feed their babies whilst still doing a days work in the mill.

Narbonne 1907
Bill Cronin was surprised by a plaque he saw whilst visiting Narbonne for a short break. It recalls a riot by wine-growers in May 1907 in which 5 people died. The suggestion is that the protest was about the importing of Algerian wine and it laid the foundations for the Appellation system found in France.

Making History consulted Billy Kay the co-author of Knee Deep in Claret and the author of The Scottish World. He explained that the disturbances in Narbonne came at the end of a period in which the French wine industry, particularly in the Languedoc, had grown considerably.

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  • Tue 17 Jun 2008 15:00

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