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Sunday, 25 November 2018

Salts Mill artefacts


It's rather tucked away on the third floor of Salts Mill, at the back, but there is a 'People and Process' gallery that holds some items relevant to the mill's history. It has some of the original boardroom furniture, and some crockery that was used at the grand opening banquet in 1853. It has the model of Salts Mill shown above. It holds some pattern books and samples of the textiles the mill produced. There are baskets, bobbins and spools, an old fire engine handcart and some of the mill's machinery on display. It's all very interesting, though I can't help thinking that, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, much more could be done to bring the history of the village and the mill to life, to entertain and educate visitors.



5 comments:

  1. Thanks for this interesting UNESCO World Heritage Site.....

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  2. One receives the impression that the whole world is gradually being declared an interesting UNESCO World Heritage Site!

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  3. The model certainly puts things in perspective.

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  4. It sure was a huge mill and built so long ago. its good that they have kept some artefacts.

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  5. I can't believe people use to work in mills - if only we could see how they were actually run Im sure we would be alot more grateful for what we have.

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