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Derelict for many years, the Dye House has been transformed over the Spring to provide additional space for the Centre to host displays, workshops and other events. Brick-built with a [...]

Axminster Heritage can begin the next exciting stage of restoration to their Centre thanks to a grant from Making it Local for LEADER funding. The work will restore the Dye House of Thomas [...]

Record visitor numbers, major building renovations and significant grant funding secured were just some of the achievements of Axminster Heritage Ltd. over the last year. Speaking at the AGM, [...]

A group of enthusiastic weavers and spinners meet in an informal atmosphere at the Heritage Centre on the last Friday of each month between 10am and 1pm.  Producing Peg Rugs or Spinning wool, [...]

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 [...]