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Bygone Market Harborough - exploring local architecture & heritage
Heritage Open Day: Visit and see our heritage display inside The Symington Building. Discover photos from the buildings past and the present renovations, the family corsetry business and its workforce plus notable local buildings and places. Market Harborough has a rich history and heritage. Our display reveals photos from the archive of The Symington Building, its past and the present renovations, the family corsetry business plus notable local buildings and places around the market town.
R & W H Symington Co Limited had one of the first mechanized corset factories in England. They took over a disused factory in 1861 in Adam & Eve St, Market Harborough and the company experienced rapid growth.
R & W H Symington Co Limited had one of the first mechanized corset factories in England. They took over a disused factory in 1861 in Adam & Eve St, Market Harborough and the company experienced rapid growth.
Fri 12 Sep to Saturday 20 September
Harborough District Council and Harborough Museum, Ground Floor The Symington Building, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7AG
Fri 12 Sep:10.30 - 15.30; Sat 13 Sep:10.30 - 15.00; Mon 15 Sep:10.30 - 15.30 ; Tues 16 Sep:10.30 - 15.30; Wed 17 Sep:10.30 - 15.30; Thu 18 Sep:10.30 - 15.30 ; Fri 19 Sep:10.30 - 15.30 ; Sat 20 Sep:10.30 - 15.00; Free Entry.
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