Banwell House - Sidmouth, Devon - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

Blue plaque on Banwell House (formerly Miss Barnard's Lace Shop), Sidmouth.

"Circa 1800. 2 storey stuccoed front with later shop windows. Slate roof with thin moulded eaves cornice. 2 dormers. 3 windows lst floor, tripartite sashes, glazing bars intact and central round headed sash with intersecting glazing bars to head. Central entrance with door of 4 fielded and 2 flush panels, semi-circular fanlight with "Gothic" glazing bars. Later C19 rectangular bay shop fronts either sidle."

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The plaque reads -
BANWELL HOUSE
Formerly Miss Barnard’s Lace Shop

Lace had been sold at Banwell House since 1780 when Mary
Nicholls founded the business. Miss Barnard wasthe fourth
generation of her family to make and sell lace. The business
supplied lace to royalty and Miss Barnard fulfilled an order for
the Duke of Connaught. Her grandmother promoted one of the
infamous lace schools, training young girls aged 5-15 to
become skilled lace-makers, but the beauty of the product
disguised a world of low wages, poor conditions, long hours
and child labour. Originally sold at Honiton to travelling lace
dealers, the distinctive pillow/bobbin lace made in East
Devon became known as ‘Honiton lace’. The shop traded
until the early 1960s.

Blue Plaque managing agency: Sid Vale Association Individual Recognized: Banwell House Physical Address: Banwell House Old Fore Street Sidmouth, Devon England EX10 8LP Web Address: Not listed

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