Out of the hay and into the hops : hop cultivation in Wealden Kent and hop marketing in Southwark, 1744-2000 / Celia Cordle.

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"Out of the Hay and into the Hops explores the history and development of hop cultivation in the Weald of Kent together with the marketing of this important crop in the Borough at Southwark (where a significant proportion of Wealden hops were sold). A picture emerges of the relationship between the...

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Main Author: Cordle, Celia
Language:English
Published: Hartfield : University of Hertfordshire Press, 2011.
Series:Studies in regional and local history (Hertfordshire, England) ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Hops > England > Weald of Kent > History.
Hops industry > England > Weald of Kent > History.
Hops > England > London > Marketing > History.
Physical Description:xii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: '... into the hops'
  • Land and location
  • Fringe farms: the early days of hop cultivation
  • Continuity and change: Combourne and Harper's Farms 1897-9
  • The twentieth century: futures
  • Hop factors and hop merchants: buying and selling hops in the Borough
  • The last hurrah? Tithe commutation and the repeal of hop duty
  • Conclusion: gathering up and moving on.