Reg Andrews, Bread Delivery Man and Retired Carpet Weaver

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You might not be aware of it, but chances are you have walked countless times across a carpet made by Reg Andrews or one of his colleagues in Kidderminister, ‘the carpet capital of Britain’. For over 30 years he worked as a weaver in this Midlands town, where the carpet industry began in 1735 and is still the dominant employer among its 55,000 population. Even today, as the industry has contracted and technology has taken over many jobs, over 5,000 people are employed in its carpet factories, compared perhaps to 10,000 people 50 years ago. Born in 1927, Reg first worked in a foundry, moulding cast iron. Knowing that it was about to close, he looked around for another job, and naturally his thoughts turned to carpet making. Almost immediately, he got a job with one of the best known companies, which changed its name over the years from 'Carpet Manufacturing Company' to 'Guilt Edges', to 'Carpets International', to 'Coloroll'.

Girton College, University of Cambridge

Cambridge

Title

Reg Andrews, Bread Delivery Man and Retired Carpet Weaver

Date

2000

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 124 x W 99 cm

Accession number

465

Acquisition method

on loan from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

signature

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