The popular local eating place, CAFE TOR.Owned and run
by Denis and Cath Worthington.
Park Mill, Holcombe Road. (photo
Liz Dawson)
Park Mill was built in 1893,currently the premises
contains a various businesses. Musbury Fabrics is perhaps the best known,
providing textiles to the general public. Cafe Tor the popular venue
is also based within. Kathleen Ashworth's and Gillian Rose are two other
textile based firms who are located in the mill.
Perhaps the 'best kept secret' of the mill is the
presence of Context Weaving. This company provides specialised weaving;
reproducing 18th century fabrics. The company's work can be seen in
restoration projects throughout the country. Amongst these are Buckingham
Palace, Hampton court and Strawberry Hill former home of Horace Walpole (son
of the Prime Minister Robert Walpole)
Context Weaving owner Anna Benson, holds a roll of
Damask textile cloth in the Long Gallery of Strawberry House.
(photo L.E.T.)
Park Mill, Holcombe Road,
Rossendale
BB4 4NF
01706220917
