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The Lace Guild Museum

Audnam · 17 miles

A collection of historic and contemporary lace is displayed at The Hollies, the permanent headquarters of The Lace Guild in Stourbridge, West Midlands, with Audnam noted as the nearest town. The museum, operated by the charitable organisation, presents themed exhibitions drawn from its extensive holdings of lace and related artefacts. Exhibitions rotate each quarter and are accessible to the public on Fridays; visits on other days or for larger groups require an appointment, and individual items can be viewed by arrangement. The Lace Guild itself was founded in 1976 after a revival of interest in a craft that has been practised in Britain since the sixteenth century. After acquiring The Hollies in 1985, the charity secured accredited museum status in 2009. In addition to the museum, the Guild maintains a large library, publishes a quarterly magazine and instructional books, and runs courses, a summer school and an annual convention. An email service titled “Artefact of the Month” allows subscribers to receive a monthly image from the museum’s collection. No admission charges or on-site facilities such as a café or shop are mentioned in the source material.

Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve (Area 4, Coles Meadow)

Dines Green · 11 miles

Public space with brook

Tank Clock

Great Malvern · 13 miles

Small Grassy area around the historic Tank Clock tower, starting point of many interesting footpaths

Marden Playing fields

Marden · 16 miles

The Playing Fields provide two football pitches with changing facilities, two tennis courts and a play area. Marden Primary School uses the area as its sports ground during school hours.

Laystone Bridge

Marden · 16 miles

Grade 2 Listed Road bridge over River Lugg. C17 extended C18. Coursed sandstone rubble. Aligned east/west, approach parapets splayed, that to north-west has revetments and that to north-east is returned almost parallel with river bank.

Sir Cedric Hardwicke Memorial

Lye · 17 miles

The memorial takes the form of a giant filmstrip, the illuminated cut metal panels illustrating scenes from some of Sir Cedric's best-known roles, which include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Shape of Things to Come, and The Ghost of Frankenstein.