Leominster revisited

 Once again I find myself back in Leominster, last time I visited by myself due to Ian having a back injury however this time we both had the chance to explore.

The town was looking brighter this time, many flowers in tubs around the town. This is Drapers lane and I like the street signage.

We also spotted this lane, the sign clearly indicating the business that was sited on it.

as we walked around we also spotted Butchers Row, School Road and the river Lugg, very much a market town. Also Ryelands Road which maybe a reference to the wool trade and the importance of the local Ryeland Sheep.

We spotted this large embroidery in one of the antique shops, embroidered in chain stitch on hessian, some parts had been appliqued  to the fabric.

This is just one of a pile of pieces that seem to fit together ( See above) so If anyone is interested the original is at Drapers Lane Antiques, Leominster. or if you have any idea what it was originally intended to be.

The Guardian of the Grange has acquired a cloak since my last visit

After lunch at the Grange Court, we had another wander round checking out the small arcades and alleys.

Grange Court

then back to the campsite to pack the van before moving on to Shrewsbury.

Museum, Textiles , more black and white houses

 First of all, I must apologise for the poor quality of the photos. The lighting was bad and most items were behind glass.

Our next town was Leominster, about 12 mile from Ludlow. Many beautiful houses as you will see later in this post but I also spent quite some time in the local museum chatting with Carol, one of the volunteers. 

The current VE80 exhibitions caught my eye, including this sampler depicting woman's roles during the war years, There's a land girl, munitions works, wife/mother, ATS (Women's Branch British Army ) nurse and WRAF (Women's Royal Airforce )

Reusing old clothing to make rag rugs was encouraged. Interestingly, on our next campsite, the lady in the caravan next door was making a clippy rug with woollen fabrics, further conversation revealed that she was also a spinner.

 Make do and mend, darning mushroom.

There was , however, a sweet spinning wheel, unfortunately someone didn't have instructions on how to put it together.

The spinning wheel is an easy fix and once the flyer has been repositioned it should spin nicely.

They also had a display of miniature hats made by a local milliner. Unfortunately I forgot to noted down the details regarding dates etc and the photos do not do them justice at all.

Fir lunch, I was recommended to visit Grange Court built in 1633 and later relocated to the site of the castle, where there is an embroidery exhibition of the history of Leominster, Beautiful building, excellent food at a reasonable price.

Building wise, similar to Ludlow as you may expect, timber frames abound.

and there were sheep !!