Impressive Embroideries

The April session of ‘In The Ballroom’, our regular talk-tea-and-quiz afternoon, was illuminating and fascinating. The Fusilier Museum next door to the Court House in Pageant House currently has a special exhibition of some of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment embroidered panels they have in their collection. 

General Manger Chris explained that many of them had been found stored in  boxes when the museum moved from St. Johns to Jury Street three years ago. And Exhibition Curator Janet told how she had tried to find out who had made them when and why.

The embroideries of the Regimental Colours, the Antelope mascot, drums and bugles and other significant images were sewn by ordinary soldiers who were stationed in India in the 1890s, with not a lot to do. The exhibition will be available to see until April 15th, when the valuable embroideries will be hidden away from the light again. 

‘In The Ballroom’ takes place at 2pm on the second Wednesday of each month and costs £3 per person to pay for the tea/coffee and cake; (cash on the door please). It is popular, so you must reserve your place at the Visitor Information Centre. 01926 492212.

The next edition will be on May 13th, when the outgoing Mayor of Warwick, Jackie D’Arcy, will explain what her mayoral year involved, and what she discovered about Warwick.