London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Weavers Rampage in Melksham Over Price Promises

An Account from Wiltshire describes a mob of weavers and others from Studley and nearby villages who destroyed Coulhurst clothier’s premises at Melksham in protest of price cuts. They ransacked houses, burned goods, flooded workshops, and seized livestock and accounts. Two leaders were captured. a second raid followed before authorities secured order with guards.