Free Guided Town Tour: Weaving The Streets of Sudbury
Sat, 15 Oct
|Sudbury Tourist Infomation Centre
Join our expert blue badge guide as we weave our way around Sudbury’s historic streets which are steeped in silk and wool weaving heritage!
Time & Location
15 Oct 2022, 13:00 – 14:30
Sudbury Tourist Infomation Centre, Sudbury Town Council Old Market Place, Sudbury CO10 1TL, UK
About the Event
Free Guided Town Tour: Weaving The Streets of Sudbury
Tour begins at 1pm on Saturday 15th October 2022, the tour will take approx. 1.5hrs
Tour Meet point: Sudbury Tourist Information Centre (entrance on Gaol Lane), Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1TL
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Enquiries:
E: info@sudburytowncouncil.co.uk or towncentremanager@sudburytowncouncil.co.ukT: 01787 372331 (option 1)
Free Guided Tour:Weaving the Streets of Sudbury: Wool to Silk
Join our expert blue badge guides as we weave our way around Sudbury’s historic streets which are seeped in silk and wool weaving heritage. Architectural clues and monuments from these trades stand proudly throughout the town; from characterful Weavers’ Cottages, to mighty Silk Mills, Sudbury’s Weavers’ Piece garden packed with dye plants to Sudbury’s three magnificent medieval churches and splendid timber framed buildings, the architectural legacy of the wealth of Sudbury’s wool trade. After the decline of the wool trade, Sudbury’s spinners and weavers turned their skills to the production of lighter fabrics, including silk.
Sudbury – The UK Capital of SilkThe town of Sudbury in Suffolk has a unique place in Europe, with four silk businesses based in the town, milling over 110 tonnes of Chinese silk each year. Sudbury is truly the UK Capital of Silk since it manufactures over 95% of all the woven silk nationwide. Throughout the 20th century the silk industry in Sudbury not only survived but thrived and it continues today carrying on this proud and long tradition.