Yarn Market - Dunster Somerset
This timber-framed octagonal market hall built about 1590, is a monument to Dunster's once flourishing cloth trade. Dunster had become a centre for woollen and clothing production by 13th century. It was built by George Lutterell for traders to shelter traders and their wares from the rain. I live about fifteen minutes by car away! And, if you ever see the repeats of Poirot, the episode called the Cornish Mystery was filmed here!
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When I worked in a craft shop. One summer a holiday maker came in. Quite a young girl with her partner. Conversation went..........
Young girl to her partner.........................I won't get any wool today, we can go to the yarn market tomorrow, I'll just get this for now.
Me...................Oh where is the yarn market?
Young girl................Dunster
Me...............I think you will be a bit disappointed
Young girl............................Why?
Me...........................Its an ancient monument
Young girl...............No it said Yarn Market open Sundays Dunster it must sell yarn
Me............... No ancient monument.
Young girl and partner left shop
Boss...........I think they will be disappointed
Me............Yes and I hope they don't come back and complain...............
Did they - come back I mean? It must be a good long time since any wool was sold there I'm thinking!
ReplyDeleteNo they didn't so I don't know if she was dissapointed - in a way I wished she had.
DeleteThat's a beautiful looking building, I can just imagine the hustle and bustle that would have been happening there, perhaps one day someone will hold a wool/cloth sale there just for the fun of it... in good weather of course!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! It's a beautiful building.
ReplyDeleteHi Julie
ReplyDeleteI beelined straight into your blog as soon as I saw that familiar pic of the Yarn Market. I used to cycle to Dunster to visit Anne my school friend there frequently and sometimes I'd stay to tea. She lived in this marvelous fairy tale cottage a little bit up from the Yarn Market ....I loved her house and Dunster is a great place. There are some good walks up to Conyar Woods and Tower.
Thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing!
keep well
Amanda :-)
Well, her disappointment was just desserts for not listening to someone who knew! Lovely building!
ReplyDeletex
Great story. Poor lady - she should have listened to you.
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
xx
I love dunster but must have missed this (with 4 kids in tow) on our last visit, thanks for sharing your story xx
ReplyDeleteGreat Y post - interesting how uninterested some people can be when you dare to contradict them. Shame you couldn't say ' I told you so' even if it was under your breath lol
ReplyDeleteCathy
Great story!
ReplyDeleteHelenxx
I think that is a lovely monument! I can imagine the traders all those centuries ago selling their wares under it and sheltering from the weather. x
ReplyDeleteI love Dunster its such a beautiful old town, dee x
ReplyDeleteI love beautiful Dunster very much, Julie! Love your picture of the Yarn Market and such a funny story of the girl who was going there to buy yarn a few centuries too late!!
ReplyDeleteHelen xx