Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Journey through Moquette

An illustrated talk on moquette’s manufacture and history, its use on public transport, John Holdsworth & Sons of Halifax and twentieth-century designers.

Keith Ramsden and Janine Godfrey introduce moquette and its manufacture, including the history of John Holdsworth & Sons of Halifax. They trace its use on trains, buses and coaches from the 1800s to today, and discuss twentieth-century designers and other uses of the fabric. Visitors are welcome and a £2 donation is appreciated.