Children's Competition
Children up to the age of 16 were invited to send in their ideas about how the inside of the cottages
looked 250 years ago when they were lived in by weavers.
The links and images on the right were provided to inspire children who wanted to enter.
Two age categories:
- up to age 11 and
- age 12 – 16
Prizes
Up to age 11
1st prize £35,
2nd prize £20 and
3rd prize £10.
Age 12-16
1st prize £75,
2nd prize £40 and
3rd prize £20.
The closing date for the competition was 1 July 2016.
This gives you an idea of what the outside of the cottages looked like in the 1930s
(© Kidderminster Library).
This illustrates how the cottages will look when they have been restored.
(By Robert Tolley).
Samples of Bombazine from 1843, similar to those that were made in these buildings
((Courtesy of the Museum of Carpet Archives).
More pictures, descriptions and information about the manufacturing process from this period can be viewed on
our virtual noticeboard
.
More background information can be foundt:
Read the full details of the competition and background information
