Kidderminster

Kidderminster stands on the River Stour in Worcestershire, where weaving long formed an important part of the town's livelihood. Its cloth makers adapted to changing demand, and in 1735 John Pearsall and John Broom began making the flat woven carpets associated with Kidderminster. The new product grew from the skills of the existing textile trade and helped establish the town's reputation as a centre of carpet manufacture.