It was a spectacular rich crimson woollen carpet which was originally underfoot in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, and remains in the royal collection to this day.
Women carpet weavers at Southwell's with the diamond jubilee carpet they created.
"Admission fees of £22 16s 10d were given to the Bridgnorth and South Shropshire Infirmary. The carpet was made at H & M Southwell Ltd’s factory and measured 18ft 2ins by 16ft 5ins. It contained 4,294,600 stitches." Lily Spicer of the Royal Collection Trust tells us:"I’m afraid we are unable to confirm for certain when the carpet was moved from the Throne Room, but it may have been during the reign of George V and Queen Mary when Queen Mary undertook considerable works at the palace.Southwell's carpet factory in Bridgnorth
"Designed by Herbert George on behalf of members of the royal family, it took 14 women four months to make. Once completed it was exhibited at South Kensington. The carpet was subscribed for by the ladies of England and presented to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her diamond jubilee." As for Southwell's, by the 1930s the factory occupied a huge frontage on the river, and the company was one of the largest employers in the town.In the 1970s the carpet industry began to experience fierce competition from abroad and in 1971 a programme of rationalisation began within the company. Departments were closed, and ironically a “Bridgnorth” shed was opened in the company’s Kidderminster works.
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