Proving that this blog is useful to those interested in the history of Essex, Eleanor
Styles, Graduate Project Manager of The National Trust has been in contact with the Essex Society for Archaeology and History.
Bourne Mill (NT) in Colchester has an ongoing Heritage Lottery
Funded project (a little info on the
project here https://eastofenglandnt.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/essex-university-help-to-bring-the-history-of-bourne-mill-to-life/), a major part of which is looking at creating new displays and
interpretation for the Mill, particularly highlighting its links to
Colchester’s textile trade. I have a copy of The Last Days of Bay-making in
Colchester by Henry Laver from Transactions n.s. Volume 10 Part 1 (http://esah160.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-last-days-of-bay-making-in.html)
which contains an great collection of memories with workers in the fulling and
bay trade including that of Charles Baker who worked at Bourne.
The Society is delighted to grant permission to use extracts of Henry Laver's account in the Trust's new interpretation,
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