BQSG Seminar in Burnley

I am back in Suffolk after a very busy weekend in Burnley, Lancashire. Fortunately the weather was good and the seminar arrangements worked out splendidly. More information to follow in a day or two about all our activities...

We stayed in the Rosehill Hotel, a former mill owner's house. It was very comfortable and the interiors and ceilings had to be seen to be believed. Our group meals were very pleasant.

 On Friday we went to Late Tudor/early Jacobean Gawthorpe Hall - very impressive even if heavily refurbished in Victorian times. We had a tour of the house and also looked at the textile collection - specifically, some quilts new and old.

Susan, David and I also fitted in a flying visit to the Queen Street Mills, a museum in an old cotton mill. I thought this was the most evocative part of the weekend.

And our seminars were held at Townley Hall, another large house owned by the local government. The theatre was ideal for the presentation of the papers (all very interesting) and we were able to visit the house during the lunch hour. The caterers provided excellent food. A real success!!

More posts later....