14 September 2024
In partnership with the National Trust & Heritage Open Days
- Exhibits by Essex societies and industrial sites covering such industries as: agricultural engineering; public water supply; brick-making; metal windows; company villages
- Exhibition of woodcarving tools used by local master carver Bryan Saunders until his death in 1975. The Saunders Collection is a fascinating goldmine of chisels, hammers, knives, measuring devices and other carving tools
- Four short talks on local industries including the cloth trade and metal working
- Self-guided tour of industrial sites in Coggeshall, including former maltings & breweries, textile factories, and the isinglass factory
- Coggeshall Museum, Abbey Watermill, and Village Smithy will also be open
- Admission and car parking free
- Refreshments available