Futures Past - St Luke's Community Heritage Trail 16-24 November 2024
- GVHeritage Groups
- Dec 12, 2024
- 1 min read
by the St Luke's Heritage Group for Futures Past
‘Sweated Trades’, Heritage Trail, November 2024
In the 1800s, the majority of women living in and around St Luke's Road worked from home earning a pittance in 'sweated trades'; these mainly involved sewing and seamstress work. A women's group working as part of the St Luke's Community Heritage Project 2024 have created approximately 50 pillow-cases printed and embroidered in memory of just some of these bygone women. Their work can be seen along St Luke's Road adjacent to the worker’s former homes - demolished in 1962 to make way for a road that was never built. This work will be shown as part of the annual Totterdown Arts Trail.
