Out of the Hay and into the Hops. Hop cultivation in Wealden Kent and hop marketing in Southwark, 1744-2000

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  • Name Taxation inc customs, excise, stamp duties, etc: imposition & impact

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Scholarly work dealing with the development of hop cultivation in Kent and the distribution of hops via merchants and the market in Borough, Southwark, London. Largely deals with the 18th and 19th centuries. Draws on oral evidence. Refers in passing into individual firms but, in particular, Arthur Morris & Co [pp110-13]. Chapters include: 'Land and location'; 'Fringe farms - the early days of hop cultivation'; 'Continuity and change - Combourne and Harper's Farms, 1897-99'; 'The twentieth century - futures'; 'Hop factors and hop merchants - buying and selling hops in the Borough' - 'Middlemen' / 'Direct selling and the Waddington Case' / 'Hop factors' / 'Hop merchants' / 'People and places'; 'The last hurrah? Tithe commutation and the repeal of hop duty'