I think you mean Alan Cole? He also did reports on the midlands lace industry.
There was a nice little museum at Budleigh Salterton - Fairlynch. I believe it is still there but I'm not sure about lace displays. Also Sidmouth. Diana in Northamptonshire. Sent from Diana's iPad > On 9 Apr 2015, at 14:31, Brian Lemin <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was many years ago now that traced the footsteps of person (cant remember > his name and my stuff is on another disk) who did a report for the > government on the lace industry in S Devon. > I visited at least 6 or 8 towns and Villages and enjoyed a most wonderful > two or three days. I talked to the locals and frankly, they were unaware of > a part of the South Devon Industry once being in their Villages. I bought > the local tourist and local history books as were readily available and > there was nothing them either. > I think my message is that few places in S Devon have retained and displayed > any lace history, at least that is readily available. I think Sidmouth has > something, Beer is well aware of its history as of course is Honiton. It is > beautiful countryside and lovely villages, very narrow lanes. > > True story against myself... I was driving along these very narrow lanes, > purposefully but not too fast (IMHO) and a car came in the other direction. > We both braked madly and the locals yelled at me, and I replied > apologetically. They left yelling âBloody Australiansâ and here is me > thinking I still speak West Country English! > > Regarding Exeter museum. > > My contacts with them via email have been less than encouraging. They have > a fine box of bobbins that I was trying to gain access to. I just got > negative replies and finally no response to my requests. This surprises me > as other branches of the V and A have a policy of meeting email requests and > providing images within a certain time frame. > Exeter too wants a lot of money to reproduce any of their images even in > academic publications or the web and âno financial rewardâ publications. > > The Met museum in the USA has a policy of any images they have can be used > for educational purposes without cost and (a big surprise) it is the author > that makes the decision as to the purpose of the use of the image. Of > course if there is payment for the article then the museum will want its > fee. Incidentally they worked very closely and helpfully at the > misidentified bobbin (knitting sheath) in one of Whiting's books. They are > favourite, but... Exeter... not at all happy. > > > > > > Brian Lemin > Cooranbong. Australia > www.ukulelejass.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
