Aldwark from St Anthony's Hall

Aldwark, not to be confused with the North Yorkshire village of the same name is a street of tall imposing buildings. The stonework in the foreground is the corner of St anthony's Hall which now houses the Quilt Museum. The "wark" part of Aldwark derives from the same root as Newark wark meaning work Ald meaning old. So I suppose you could say that Aldwark and Newark are opposites.

Quilt Museum - St Anthony's Hall

The Quilt Museum located in St anthony's Guild Hall in Peaseholme Green has obviously become a lot more popular. I have been asked directions to get there several times this year. Next to the museum is an interesting delicatessen and Cafe. The Deli has some interesting bread, cheeses and wines. Note the very discrete indication of St Anthony's Hall being the quilt museum, that is the large Q that almost blends into the brickwork of the first floor of the building.

Bistro/Cafe in QUilt Museum Garden

Quilt Museum Garden Progress January 2009

Apologies for the lack of postings recently, I have been a little unwell and did not feel like getting off my rear end to go and take photos.

Each time I pass the Quilt Garden a little more work has been done, much progress seems to have been made recently and Iget the feeling that only the small bed by the wall at the entrance is left for completion which should be sometime soon. It will be interesting to see how it progresses through the flowering season this year.

Quilt Museum Garden

The garden is now coming on apace, plants have been planted and there is just a bit of paving to be completed. It is now starting to look like a gardenand less like a building site.

St. Anthony's Hall - Quilt Museum

Little changes seem to be occuring to this building, note the Q in the upper storey on the right hand end of the building. The Quilt Museum has moved in and is now open for business, it opened 7 June 2008 and I often see people going in. Inside the building is interesting and well worth the entry fee even if you don't take the quilts into consideration, which you should of course because that is what the museum is all about!

Quilt Museum Garden

Not the site of a new particle accelerator, just the construction of a garden by the new Quilt Museum.

Quilt Museum and Gallery Opens Tomorrow

Tomorrow, 7th June, sees the opening of the Quilt Museum and Gallery in the medieval guildhall of St Anthony, located in Peaseholme Green opposite the Black Swan Inn. The Quilt Museum and Gallery will become the national headquarters of the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles and its world-famous Heritage Collection. After the Borthwick Institute moved out of the building it underwent an extensive refurbishment . Reopening has been long awaited with several setbacks including the main contractor going bankrupt in February. Inside the building the main upper hall is a masterpiece of timber framing with carved wooden bosses. Here is a short preview of the interior taken during early work on the preparation of the displays.

This is a truly magnificent setting for the display of an ancient craft that can be traced back through antiquity to ancient Egypt. The opening exhibition, Quilts in Time: Journey from Bed to Wall, curated by Helen Joseph will show pieces from the guild's own collection as well as contemporary quilts borrowed from members of the guild.