Spinners and Dyers

200th Anniversary of the Newbury Coat

June 24, 2011

This weekend, 25th-26th June 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of the Newbury Coat. The story goes that back in 1811 the Greenham Mill owner, John Coxeter was heard boasting about his new machinery and his ability to turn the fleece of a sheep into a coat between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Sir John [...]

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