Elsecar.
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ELSECAR HISTORY ASSIGNMENT By SAM DIBAJ 11SC The task I have been set for this assignment is to say how true the following statements are: - 1. "Before 1750 Elsecar was a small out-of-the-way place" 2. "Then the demand for coal grew enormously" 3. "Between 1800 and 1900 the village grew fast. It became richer and busier. Most of the people worked in the pits. These were owned by Earl Fitzwilliam" 4. "They were good employers and landlords who treated their workers well, at least by the standards of the 19th century. To help me do this I have the following resources: - 1) I went on a visit to Elsecar to do a survey of the buildings in the village - how old they are, what they were used for, what they looked like, etc. 2) Modern day photos of buildings 3) Information on certain buildings 4) Sheets on which to record information on the buildings that I saw 5)...

