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Christine Channon, Chair of Devon County Council, opened the new Heritage Centre on Thursday 24th March.  The following day, Good Friday, the public were able to see the results of all the hard [...]

A 1700’s loom has been restored and returned back to the original Thomas Whitty factory in time for the launch this Easter of our new Axminster Heritage Centre and Museum. A huge amount of fund [...]

Heritage Trustee Laurence Hitchcock with Michael Portillo The latest series of Great British Railway Journeys featured Axminster. Michael Portillo is well known for journeying the length and [...]

Over the summer, building contractors have been in Thomas Whitty House refurbishing the ground floor, following the successful Heritage Lottery bid. By October, they had put in a lift to the [...]

The Thomas Whitty loom came with the building bought from Axminster carpets. Over the summer it has gone to Master Wheelwright and Royal Warrant holder, Greg Rowlands in Colyton, to be restored.  [...]

One of the iconic original Axminster carpets was made in 1769 for Rockbeare Manor and it has been there ever since. Rockbeare Manor has now been leased on a 50 year lease and is to become a [...]