th ▁century ▁at ▁Sav ile ▁Town ▁by ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁a ▁by pass ▁road ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Central ▁Station ▁and ▁its ▁adjacent ▁vi ad uct , ▁and ▁nothing ▁remains ▁of ▁Market ▁Place ▁railway ▁station . ▁The ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁saw ▁a ▁great ▁increase ▁in ▁population , ▁rising ▁from ▁ 4 , 5 6 6 ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁to ▁around ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁industrial isation ▁resulted ▁in ▁social ▁inst ability . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁D ew s bury ▁was ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁Lud d ite ▁opposition ▁to ▁mechan isation ▁in ▁which ▁workers ▁ret ali ated ▁against ▁the ▁mill ▁own ers ▁who ▁installed ▁text ile ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁sm ashed ▁the ▁machines ▁which ▁threatened ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁D ew s bury ▁was ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁Chart ist ▁ag itation . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁after ▁a ▁speech ▁by ▁Chart ist ▁leader ▁F ear g us ▁O ' Con nor , ▁a ▁mob ▁of ▁between ▁five ▁and ▁seven ▁thousand ▁people ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁D ew s bury ▁Po or ▁Law ▁Guard ians ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Royal ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁mob ▁was ▁dispers ed ▁by ▁troops . ▁Tr ouble ▁fla red ▁in ▁ 1