During Victorian times, Boulter’s Lock won fame - and notoriety - across the country as thousands of people flocked to the river here to mess about and watch the wealthier classes indulge themselves.
This was especially so on warm summer weekends, and particularly on the Sunday of Ascot Week, when there were pageants, carnivals and regattas. Holidays were spent on houseboats and the favourite pastime of the wealthy was to enjoy a leisurely punt along the meandering and slow-moving river.
Boulter’s Lock was formerly called Ray Mill Lock, after the adjacent mill owned by the Ray family who produced flour. The first-ever lock keeper was the miller’s son, John. The mills became Boulter’s Inn in 1950. The word ’bolter’ is an old English word for miller, hence the name Boulter’s lock.
We are so pleased and proud to bring you this fabulous freestyle embroidery piece from the Bothy Threads collection, which is a reproduction for the crewel enthusiast of the engraving seen below. Long out of production, and oh so hard to find, this is a fabulous way to add your needle artistry to your Victorian / Edwardian home decor!
Size: 11.4" x 12.2 "(29 x 13 cm)
Kit contains: printed calico, Appleton Crewel wools, needle, and full instructions. Made in the UK.
