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'Making History' - a photographic record of the Chard Lace Riots Audio Walk project

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'Making History' - a photographic record of the Chard Lace Riots Audio Walk project
 Location: Somerset
The making of the Chard Lace Riots Audio Walk has involved many different people, from all walks of life and from many organisations. It grew from a simple idea into one that has captured the imagination of the town.

This photographic record shows some of the various stages that we had to work through to take this project from an idea and make it into reality. They help capture some of the enthusiasm that people have brought to this innovative project.

One of many project planning meetings called to set out the tasks needed to make the project a reality
One of many project planning meetings...


 Testing the sound in a disued lime kiln
Testing the sound in a disued...


 Paul Hyland, published author, leads the very first writers' workshop for the Chard Lace Riots Audio Walk Project. Held in the top floor of the Chard Lace Mill.
Paul Hyland, published author, leads the...
Members of the scriptwriting workshop and the recording charity TRILITH are given a demonstration of a lace machine built in the early 19th century and still being used at Suisse Tulle, South Chard, Somerset.
Members of the scriptwriting workshop and...


 Traditional Lace Machines, built nearly two hundred years ago, still in use and producing lace for Europe's largest producer of this type of bobbin net.
Traditional Lace Machines, built nearly two...


 Rows of loaded spools waiting to go in the lace machines at Suisse Tulle, South Chard
Rows of loaded spools waiting to...
Technology that cannot be bettered. It would simply cost too much to rebuild these machines, and as they're the only machines that can turn out this type of product, they're looked after with much care and attention, with an engineering works on the factory site to manufacture spare parts, much as it would have been done nearly two hundred years ago.
Technology that cannot be bettered. It...


 Scriptwriters, artistic directors, sound recordists and project coordinators are shown around Suisse Tulle lace mill in South Chard by Laurence Kirby, Production Manager, and Trevor Larcomb, Engineering Manager, on their day off! They opened the mill especially for us and started the machines so that we could record them for the CD.
Scriptwriters, artistic directors, sound recordists and...


 Paul Hyland, published author, leads one of the scriptwriting workshops in Chard Lace Mill - the beams are original. This is the room where the silk was prepared for eventual shipment overseas to the growing empire.
Paul Hyland, published author, leads one...
Julia Cook, Mike Froom and Hannah Aitken during one of many project planning meetings
Julia Cook, Mike Froom and Hannah...


 Tasks involved in the music workshops are plotted on a timeline, ready for eventual writing up into a project plan. Karen Hopkins (Learning Notes Project)and Hannah Aitken (Community Arts Officer, South Somerset District Council) do the honours!
Tasks involved in the music workshops...


 Emily Matthews placing piece in Chard Lace Riot Mosaic
Emily Matthews placing piece in Chard...


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