SO8276 : The Weavers Real Ale House (2) - sign, 40 Park Lane, Kidderminster
taken 10 years ago, near to Blakebrook, Worcestershire, England
The Weavers Real Ale House (2) - sign, 40 Park Lane, Kidderminster
Kidderminster has been a centre of the carpet industry for well over two hundred and fifty years, and although the trade has declined in the past few decades there are still factories making carpets in the town today. The pub's name is therefore very appropriate for the town. The sign shows a weaving loom.
SO8276 : Slingfield Mill Remains of Brinton's carpet factory. There was a more modern group of buildings nearby with a tall round chimney servicing "Super-Lancashire" boilers with mechanical stokers. There was also a disused steam turbine-alternator set. I had a very enjoyable Saturday morning there in the 1990s.