The Crutchley Archive

Key Information

Register:
National
Year of Inscription:
2020
Type of Heritage:
Archive
Nominating Institution:
Southwark Archives

The Crutchley Archive is a rare and magnificent collection of books recording the skilled practice of wool dyeing of an eighteenth-century family dyeing business in Southwark, London.

It is a fascinating, information-rich and visually stunning legacy of the UK’s textile heritage with a unique family provenance, and its preservation is an outstanding record of textile dyeing history with international significance.

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