Bobbins & Pillows

Bobbins & Pillows and Lace of England

Lacemaker Making Bedfordshire Lace

The wonderful sample is very similar to Lester Bedfordshire
and was probably made at the same time in the same area.
click here for more Bedfordshire lace information

coming soon
Bucks Point lace
Dowton Lace
Honiton Lace

Lace museums and collections:


Bath	Museum Of Costume: Bath & North East Somerset Heritage Services Division Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QH T: 01225 477 789 Opening hours: Daily 1000-1700 Closed 24-26 December Website: www.museumofcostume.co.uk/
Bedfordshire	Luton Museum- Lace Collection Wardown Park, Old Bedford Road Luton. Bedfordshire, LU2 7HA T: 01582 546 723 Open: M-S 10-5 Sun 1-5
Bedfordshire	Bedford Museum. Good lace bobbin collection very well set out and good lace "workers" cottage set up. (Just across the courtyard there is the "++++" Art Gallery. It has a fabulous lace collection and a small display of bobbins) Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3XD T: 01234 353 323 Opening hours: Tues-Sat 1100-1700 Sun 1400-1700 Mon-Closed
Bedfordshire	Cecil Higgins Art Gallery And Museum Castle Close, Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3RP T: 01234 211 222
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire County Museum - has a lot of bobbins. I am not sure how they are displayed or what lace they have Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QP T: 01296 331441
Cumbria	Ruskin Museum Langdale Linen and Ruskin Lace Coniston, Cumbria, England, LA21 8DU Tel. number 015394 41164 Opening hours-Late March to mid November 10.00 to 5.30-Winter hours Wednesday to Sunday-10.30 to 3.30 e-mail :vmj@ruskinmuseum.com
Devon	Allhallows museum Honiton-Devon, EX14 8JP, UK http://www.allhallowsmuseum.co.uk/
Durham	Bowes Museum in Bardnard Castle, County Durham, has a magnificent collection of lace, well displayed and stored.
Gloucester	Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucester. Large collection of Lace, much attributed to Sudeley Castle, including Lady Jane Grey and Anne Boleyn.
South Kensington	Victoria and Albert Museum -Website: www.vam.ac.uk/ South Kensington, SW7 2RL (General Info Tel: 0171 938 8441) Nearest Tube Station: (pedestrian subway takes you virtually to the front door) The major textiles and fashion museum in London, also housing a number of art collections. Gift shops sell William Morris needlework kits, as well as housing the Crafts Council retail outlet. Open 12-17.50 Monday, 10-17.50 Tuesday to Sunday
London	Fan Museum 10-12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8QN http://www.fan-museum.org admin@fan-museum.org Tel 0208 305 1441
London	Fashion and Textile Museum 83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF Tel: 011 44 (0) 20 7403-0222 E-mail: info@ftmlondon.org http://www.ftmlondon.org/
Olney	Cowper & Newton Museum Orchard Side, Market Place,Olney, MK46 4AJ Telephone from the outside the UK: 44-1234-711516 Contains:Bucks, Bedsfordshire and Honiton
	Museum of Costume and Textiles, has a lovely collection of lace, both hand and machine. 51 Castle Gate, Nottingham ,NG1 6AF tel: 0115 984 3504 - For special research contact the Keeper of textiles, Jeremy Farrell more museums in Nottingham
Salisbury	Salisbury And South Wiltshire Museum King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EN T: 01722 332 151 Opening hours: July-August Mon-Sat 1000-1700 Sun 1400-1700 Open Bank holidays except 24/25/26 December
Stourbridge	The Lace Guild in England published a booklet titled "Museums, Galleries and Stately Homes with Lace Collections" Price 3 GB Pounds Aprox $5.00 The Lace Guild The Hollies 53 Audnam Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 4AE, England