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19th September 2013
The Devonshire Royal Hospital, Buxton was converted from John Carr of York’s glorious Georgian-era stable building, in two major stages. William Spencer, the 6th Duke of Devonshire firstly allowed half of the building to be converted to create hospital accommodation in 1858. In1859, architect Henry Currey, who had previously built the Natural Baths, and was later to build the Pump Room in Buxton, was responsible for the conversion of that part of the building.
Then in 1878, the Seventh Duke of Devonshire was persuaded to allow the whole building to be given over to the hospital. Architect Robert Ripon Duke, was responsible for the design which included creating a single span dome to cover over the internal circular courtyard. This steel ribbed dome, which has a span of 154 feet was, until recently, the largest unsupported dome in the world and is a fantastic feat of innovative Victorian engineering.
The clock tower was also added in 1880-81 by Robert Ripon Duke. There is an urn on the pediment which is believed to have originally been sited on the Georgian Well House designed by John Carr of York, sadly, since demolished.
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Get ready for flower arranging class with us 🌷 Our beautiful Willow Bough William Morris pvc apron is perfect to protect your outfit from splashes when cooking, crafting or cutting your stems! 🌿🫶🏻
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We couldn’t resist another pic of our bonfire night set up! 🫶🏻 our PVC fabric is such a popular option for the table as it’s wipe clean, so any spills can just be quickly fixed 🫧 We wouldn’t reccomend lighting sparklers in the house or over your tablecloth though! 🙃
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🎆 Take 15% off our whole website for 48 hours only using code: BONFIRE at checkout 🔥 (we’ve also launched gift sets including half metre gift sets for the quilters and crafters in your life, you get a half metre free when you purchase the set and they come gift wrapped… this is is soft launching Christmas Incase everyone says we’re too early.. but also our Christmas trees are already up so we’re ready to talk about it when you are? Let us know?) 🎄
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Had to video us cutting beautiful William Morris Willow Bough today, this heavyweight fabric is off to be made into curtains, it’ll look so stunning! 🫶🏻 If you’d like a free sample just let us know ☺️
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Just waiting for the trick or treaters 🎃
On the table; our William Morris Daisy napkin and placemats 🫶🏻
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Turning Charlotte Rose Halloween-y with our little pumpkin napkin fold 🎃
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Proving there’s nothing Bertie won’t do for a biscuit, he’s ready for a Halloween party 🎃 As a treat for all our Instagram friends, take 15% off our entire website until Halloween with code: AUTUMN 🍂
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Spend a Friday evening with us settling down for a little cheese board✨ Our Mallow William Morris design is always so stunning 🥰
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We could never admit to how long it took us to fold our Compton napkin into a pumpkin 😮💨🎃
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Halloween, but make it floral 🍂✨🎃
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A very Pimpernel breakfast! 🍂 We love mix and matching Pimpernel Cream and Green 🫶🏻
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A pvc tablecloth is fantastic as it simply wipes clean which often makes it our top pick for meal times, they come in many Morris designs and are sold by the half metre to fit every table, it won’t fray so doesn’t need a hem 👻 keep watching to see who our tea guest was 😉
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This is such an easy napkin fold and so effective too! 🫶🏻 We love Willow Bough blue and green layered together ✨
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NEW LAUNCH! 🫶🏻 William Morris Daisy is now available to buy as fabric by the half metre! 🌼 we’ve always been asked for this by the half metre so you can shop now, please note that it’s a narrower printed design than usual 🪡🧵 It’s such a beautiful design, Morris’ first ever design so always such a special design for fans of his work! 🫶🏻
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Floral fabric stack 🫶🏻 Did you know all our William Morris fabrics are sold by the half metre? So for projects big and small, we’ve got you covered 🪡 Message us for free samples if you see a design you like 🥰
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We absolutely love Pimpernel Green, a timeless design it was first designed in 1876 by Morris, and is as beautiful today as it was then! 🍂
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Beautiful poetry by Morris 🍂 Did you know he was a writer as well as a designer? 🤎 This is his poem called “Autumn” 🍁
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All month we will be staying on a Halloween theme with treats galore (preferably something yummy and baked..) 🎃
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Getting craft ready for Halloween with our little wool ghosts! 👻 We’re going to use them on place settings and on a Halloween tree 🎃 Super easy to make, all you need is wool, felt or googly eyes and some glue 🤎 we hope you like our first crafty video, we started with one ghost in the background and re did this video so many times we ended up with a whole ghost party- and we ended up covered in googly eyes 😂 The idea of the ghosts was from @thepomwreathcompany 🧡
featuring our William Morris Compton design 🍂
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Autumn tables could potentially be one of our favourites! 🤎 Featuring our William Morris Compton design 🍂🧡
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