Last week we had to take the car to Kendal for some work; it was a wet and windy day so we decided to visit the Quaker Tapestry, and Tearooms, of course! We love the Tearooms as they serve only vegan food.
The Quaker Tapestry is housed in the Friends Meeting House in Kendal. It was created in the 1980s and is a depiction of the history of Quakerism, and many of the issues which are of interest to Quakers, wherever they are in the world, including social reform, peace and the abolition of slavery.
The Tapestry was the brainchild of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson, she found inspiration in the Bayeux Tapestry. There are 77 panels in total and over 40 are exhibited at any one time in the Meeting House. Modern day Cumbria was the birthplace of Quakerism, with Swarthmoor Hall in Ulverston being central to the works of George Fox and his wife, Margaret Fell.
We loved the Tapestry and many of the ideals it contains feel very pertinent in today’s chaotic world.
