The picturesque market town of Evesham in Worcestershire grew up around
its large medieval abbey, situated on a bend on the River Avon. The
abbey brought trade and business to the town but after the Dissolution
of the Monasteries in Henry VIIIʼs reign the town continued to be a
prosperous market town for the area. The fertile land around Evesham was
ideal for the growing of fruit and vegetables and the Vale of Evesham is
still known today for market gardening. In this book local historian
Stan Brotherton explores the working life of Evesham and its people, and
the industries that have characterised it over the years, from life
under the abbots, its role as the granary of Worcestershire, new
charters and new guilds, to the importance of the arrival of the
railways in the growth of the fruit and vegetable industry, the
developments of unions and co-operatives, the impact of the world wars
on working lives and present-day industries of horticulture and
heritage. Evesham at Work will appeal to all those with an interest in
the history of this Worcestershire town.