Soon enough, “Axminsters from Axminster” were sold to places like the Royal Albert Hall, which commissioned 43,000 square feet of carpet for rooms, corridors and landings.

In 1822, three carpets made in Axminster were ordered by the Prince Regent (later George IV) for the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, for the Saloon, the Banqueting Room and the Music Room.

The biggest influence on the way Axminster looks today has not been carpets but fires, mostly accidental. ... Luckily, the Georgian assembly room was spared. But in 2008 the inn closed.

Soon enough, “Axminsters from Axminster” were sold to places like the Royal Albert Hall, which commissioned 43,000 square feet of carpet for rooms, corridors and landings.

Pulling the rug on Axminster carpets. Axminster, ... At the start of the Changing Rooms era, £8 in every £10 we spent on our floors was invested in carpets. Now it is not much over £5.

The largest carpet in a Wiltshire stately home has been sent off for nine months of conservation work which will cost £36,000. Dating from the 19th Century the Axminster carpet is the oldest at ...

Axminster Carpets’ six-week reweave involved 22 thread colours and 96,130 changes of bobbin ... The carpet and room as a whole were once enjoyed only by the fortunate few, ...

Axminster Carpets, the historic British manufacturer rescued by a group of local businessmen, can trace its history back 250 years. Here is a brief history of the company.