Grace Phyllis Ruth Richardson (née Woodgate)

Grace was born on 19/02/1918. Believed to have been a weaver at Warner & Sons c.1945 – 1955. In World War Two, she worked as a welder in a munition’s factory in Chelmsford. Understood to have worked on the textiles produced for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, along with fabrics woven for passenger ships. Likely a power-weaver.