The Luddite Memorial statue, Halifax Road, Liversedge
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The Luddite Memorial statue, Halifax Road, Liversedge
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 18 Feb 2013
This depicts a cropper brandishing his shears, which were used to crop off fibres projecting from pieces of cloth, a skilled task. It was the mechanisation of this process that led to the Luddite riots. The little girl has a worried, adult-looking face, perhaps representing how her mother felt about the hopeless bravado of her father.
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Image Location
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53.710692
Longitude
-1.698168
