There is evidence that supports the coaching trade helped the growth of Harlow

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Charlotte lefevre                                                                  history course-work

  How far does the evidence available to you support this view?

There is evidence that supports the coaching trade helped the growth of Harlow and there is other evidence showing us that it was not just the coaching trade which helped the growth of Harlow in the 18th and 19th century. The other evidence for the growth in Harlow is the River Stort                   and the railway.

The map of Harlow in the 1777-century shows us that the coaching trade was the main income because it brought people in to the area and it brought business to the pub and inns and the market. The evidence still here today are the archways, old forge and pubs, which show us that there would have been trade from the coaches. The George pub and Inn is still here today and many other pubs, which is evidence that supports the view because it was the coaching trade that bought the pubs and inns business. The local agriculture helps support the coaching trade because it would have everything such as food and water for the horses and people, it would have also been used to make the beer.

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The census shows us that Harlow was a wealthy area because the amount of people employed and how many people to one house. The census also shows how many houses had servants and what sort of jobs there were. In the main there were only two people to a house. The census shows us what sort of jobs there were for example; brewer, butcher, shoemaker and servant. With the two censuses it shows us how Harlow grew over the years between 1841 to 1871 and where people were born so we know that not everyone was born in Harlow and ...

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