Kidderminster is famous for it's carpets. I've been trawling around the town for ages and not found that much left/unconverted, but there are a couple, and F Stone is a good example of a typical carpet factory that made the name Kidderminster synonymous with carpets.
The works is pretty much like any other textile factory, weaving sheds built off the back of a brick office block. The front is no architectural gem, but is a nice example of a factory of the period. Not content with the land available to them, the firm seem to have jutted their buildings out over the river on a selection of steel and concrete girders!
I was hoping for some of the extra long looms I once saw (and took appalling photos of) in carpets of worth. Sadly these were gone, but there were plenty of bits and bobs left, and the offices were pretty retrotastic. A nice relaxed explore, and proof there is still stuff in the town to find.
The works is pretty much like any other textile factory, weaving sheds built off the back of a brick office block. The front is no architectural gem, but is a nice example of a factory of the period. Not content with the land available to them, the firm seem to have jutted their buildings out over the river on a selection of steel and concrete girders!
I was hoping for some of the extra long looms I once saw (and took appalling photos of) in carpets of worth. Sadly these were gone, but there were plenty of bits and bobs left, and the offices were pretty retrotastic. A nice relaxed explore, and proof there is still stuff in the town to find.
