Voluntary Societies and British Urban Elites, 1780–1850: An Analysis

1 March 1983

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Historical Journal

Vol. 26 (1) , 95-118
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x00019610

Abstract

Whilst it would be wrong to claim that voluntary societies in Britain were new in the period 1780 to 1850, the growth of large industrial and urban populations was accompanied by an increase in the foundation and prosperity of such societies. These societies were diverse in their purpose, form, size and membership. Edward Baines, junior, one of the self-appointed tribunes of the industrial middle class, in 1843 described recent developments as follows:

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