|A craft that has almost completely disappeared from the rural
districts within the last few years (early 1960s) is that of
clog making. The origins of this simply constructed piece of
footwear are lost in the mists of antiquity, but clogs were
certainly worn by rich and poor alike in the middle ages. In
later times they were widely worn both on the factory floors, in
mines and on the land, particularly in wales and the north of
England. Although they may still be found in the textile mills
of Lancashire and Yorkshire, the clogging factory still being
fairly common in such towns as Huddersfield and Halifax, the old
rural clogmaker is now a rarity. In wales in 1918, for example,
there were 65 specialised clogmakers, excluding those who were
also bootmakers and repairers; in 1963 there were less than half
a dozen working clogmakers. With the changes in fashion of the
last few years the clogmakers has become a rarity and only a few
representatives of the craft may be seen at work in Britain at a
trade that deman