The Building Exploratory, commissioned by the Living Wandle Landscape Partnership Scheme to deliver the ‘Wandle Treasures’ project, is seeking to raise £4,200 to tour its new map to venues along the River Wandle – regarded during the Victorian period as one of the world’s hardest working rivers.
The Building Exploratory writes:
The Building Exploratory, one of London’s key heritage organisations, was commissioned by the Living Wandle Landscape Partnership Scheme to deliver the ‘Wandle Treasures’ project as part of the wider Industrial Heritage Recording Project, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
‘Wandle Treasures’ saw a group of local volunteers researching and documenting more than 50 heritage treasures and it’s our job to make this work accessible to a wider audience. In addition to Stephanie Theobald’s beautiful Treasures Map all the treasures have been digitally recorded and can be accessed online through the Wandle Library digital archive resource.
We need to raise £4,200 to tour the map to venues along the River Wandle – regarded during the Victorian period as one of the world’s hardest working rivers: The Wandle supported over 90 water mills powering the enduring textile enterprises of William Morris, and London’s famous department store, Liberty & Co. Their close affiliation with the Wandle can be seen in Morris’ printed design ‘Wandle’, of 1884 inspired by the river.
Discover more about the remarkable heritage of the Wandle and help us share these treasures with local communities by supporting our funding campaign. Make a donation and choose your own treasure as a reward including limited edition prints and postcards.
For further info about the fundraising campaign or the Treasure Map tour, please contact Katie on 020 7608 0775 or email: mail@buildingexploratory.org.uk
To donate, please visit the Kickstarter campaign page
For more on the Building Exploratory see buildingexploratory.org.uk
