From Sailcloth, Webbing and Shirts The Crewkerne Textile industry by Richard Sims
Beaminster’s role in the manufacture of sailcloth will be revealed at a talk.
Beaminster Museum holds its next Winter Talk tomorrow - Tuesday, February 1- on ‘Coker Canvas – a history of sailcloth.’
Linen sails used to be in great demand for tall-masted ships.
A spokesman for the museum said: “Richard Sims is an industrial historian interested in the flax and hemp textile industries, and author of a book on sailcloth.
“Although Trafalgar was won with Coker quality sailcloth, the manufacture was really centred on Beaminster and Crewkerne.”
The talk is at 2.30pm and entry is £3.
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