Warner Textile Archive
Archive of over 100,000 textile designs and artefacts from the luxury fabric makers Warner and Sons, visited by appointment in Braintree.
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About the museum
The Warner Textile Archive preserves the heritage of Warner and Sons, a luxury textile manufacturer whose history stretches back to the seventeenth century. The archive is housed in the original Warner’s Mill buildings in the centre of the town.
The collection numbers more than 100,000 items, covering the company’s products and the people who designed them. It is looked after by the Braintree District Museum Trust, which also runs Braintree Museum.
The archive itself is open by appointment only. The building has a reception area, a study room and the archive on one level, and visitors can arrange research visits, group visits and talks, or school visits. The public gallery about Warner and Sons is at Braintree Museum, where a selection of the collection is shown, and the archive also runs events and sells textile products through an online shop.
Highlights
- More than 100,000 textile designs and artefacts of Warner and Sons
- Archive in the original Warner’s Mill buildings
- Research, group and school visits by appointment
- Warner and Sons gallery at Braintree Museum
- Operated by
- Braintree District Museum Trust
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The archive is on one level. The main entrance can be reached by steps with a handrail or by a ramp, and the floors are carpeted or laminate. Ladies, gents and accessible toilets are in the reception area; the accessible toilet has a handrail and an emergency pull cord with a flashing and audible alarm. Staff offer assistance and an evacuation plan for visitors who need one.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Braintree station · 6-min walk
Braintree railway station is 0.3 miles (about six minutes’ walk) away. Braintree bus station is about a six-minute walk. Taxis are available at the station.
By car
Parking available
Limited visitor parking on site; arrangements must be agreed before the visit. Pay-and-display car parks are within walking distance; the nearest is the railway station car park.
Amenities & dining
Textile products are sold through an online shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The website has separate pages for group visits and talks, school visits and research visits. Public access to a Warner and Sons gallery is at Braintree Museum. |
