Derek & Linda Chatten – A Braintree Romance

Derek & Linda Chatten – A Braintree Romance

Derek & Linda Chatten – A Braintree Romance​ [Derek and Linda on their wedding day in 1967 at St Michael’s Church in Braintree] Our collection is a vital resource for research into design history, the silk industry and business heritage and tells the story of a...
My experience with an Active Archive

My experience with an Active Archive

My experience with an Active Archive Original hand-painted artwork designed by Vanessa Bell for Helios c.1930s-1940s. Carson Hardstaff, student studying on the University of Essex Heritage and Museum Studies MA, joined the Warner Textile Archive to find out more about...
Visit to Warner Textile Archive from Nell Warner

Visit to Warner Textile Archive from Nell Warner

Visit to Warner Textile Archive from Nell Warner, Frank Warner’s great granddaughter and her daughter Nyfain Warner Edwards. Nell Warner and Nyfain Warner Edwards during their visit to the Warner Textile Archive Our team was happy to recently welcome Nell Warner and...