[lace] lace exhibits in London?

[Margot Walker]

I would suggest day trips by train from London.  Three good sized 
collections can be seen.  1.  Cecil Higgins Museum in Bedford has a 
fantastic collection of Thomas Lester Bedfordshire lace.  2.  Wardown 
Park Museum in Luton:  I haven't seen the lace display since it was 
moved to the ground floor.  If the new display is anything like the old, 
this would probably be the best one to see because all types of lace and 
their history were on display.  3.  Allhallows Museum, Honiton:  99% of 
the display is gorgeous Honiton lace.

Actually, if she just looks at the lace, not the rest of the museum, 
Bedford and Luton can be done in one day.  (The train to Bedford stops 
in Luton.)  I love going to Honiton, looking at the lace, then rummaging 
through all the antique shops up and down the High Street.

On Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 11:32  PM, Sally Kathryn Nuttall 
wrote:

She said "If anyone in your group knows a good lace
museum in the greater London area, I'd love to hear
about it. There are so many small museums that I've
never heard of. Or a shop that specialized in antique
laces. Or even out of London--we are planning a few
day trips out of London. To Winchester and the like."
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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