Remarkably, no definitive account of the Bridport textile industry had been published until now, Richard Sims author of Rope, Net & Twine: The Story of the Bridport Textile Industry will be signing copies of his book at The Book Shop in Bridport this Saturday 12/12 from 10.00a.m to 12 noon. Richard, will also be able to sign copies of "Palmers, the Story of a Dorset Brewer" which was published last year, and for which he was the main researcher. Cleeves Palmer will also be at the signing session to answer any questions
Few industries have so dominated the character and changing fortunes of a town as that of rope, net and twine in Bridport. Readable but scholarly, with sections on every known Bridport manufacturer, illustrated with well over 200 photographs, engravings, portraits, maps and plans – many of which have never been published before – Rope, Net & Twine documents an industry and way of life whose legacy still endures.
