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Earning a living

	Victorian Trade Directories
	Outside the town of Brecon most people in Victorian times were involved in working on the land in some way. There were, though, a host of other people in even the smallest communities making a living by making and selling things. The town of Brecon supported a whole host of businesses with people earning a living in many different ways. A great many of these trades people were listed in the trade directories.

A busy Victorian market day in Brecon
	These were a little like the Yellow Pages of today (but without the telephone numbers!). They listed all the important property owners and tradesmen in the area and gave information about services such as the coaches and carriers and schools. They are a very useful source for finding how people made a living in Victorian times. The complete list of trades is too long to include here, so we have picked out some of the more interesting ones. Select from the list below.
	Pigot's Directory of South Wales, 1835 The nobility, gentry and clergy The professional people Bakers and bootmakers Braziers, coopers and millers Tailors, tanners and wheelwrights Taverns and public houses


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