Huge thank you to James Fox for a fascinating event – the audience was captivated and we all came away having learned so much about the vanishing crafts of Britain.

James Fox  talked about his new book, Craftland, a dazzling, soul-stirring journey through the lost and endangered crafts that shaped Britain.

Among his many roles, James is Creative Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, which gives him a deep understanding of and connection to the Borders.

In this book, he travels the length of Britain, from the Scilly Isles to the Scottish Highlands, seeking out the country’s last remaining master craftspeople. From inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bell-founders and watchmakers, we can glimpse not only our past but another way of life — one that is not yet lost and whose wisdom could shape our future.

Craftland is a celebration of that deeply necessary connection between our creative instincts and the material world we inhabit, revealing a richer and more connected way of living.

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This event was held at the Mainstreet Trading Company in the barn and can only be accessed by stairs.
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