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The
Silk Mill, which has
an exhibition of old artefacts, is the home of the world renowned Guild of
Handicrafts.The Guild was founded by C.R.Ashbee and moved here in 1902. Although
it closed in 1908, many of the craftsmen stayed, and some of their descendants
are still working in the Old Silk Mill, formerly the Guild's main workshop,
producing objects respected the world over.
The
Woolstaplers Hall
- Opposite Grevel's House is The Woolstaplers Hall,
built in 1340. For hundreds of years it was a Wool Exchange, attracting
merchants from London and as far afield as Florence, to buy Cotswold fleeces for
shipment around the world.
The Market
Hall - built in the 17th century with funds provided by Sir Baptist
Hicks to provide some shelter for market traders. Although now owned by
the National Trust, the Market Hall still provides shelter for traders.
