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The Liverpool Tapestry:
People, Places and Passions
A pretty Superlambanana in spring colours.
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I have been an amateur stitcher since the age of five, and have
done various forms of needlecraft. After reading about the project,
I thought of my late father, who trained as a bricklayer before
World War II. After returning following war service, scarcity of
work meant he had to work away until the mid-fifties, when he got
a permanent job as a Clerk of Works in Liverpool.
I don’t know of all his projects, but I do know he was very proud
of Silkhouse Court. Unusually, he took me to see it before the
topping out, and proudly showed me the marble entrance hall and
the vast floors that were arranged so that companies could buy
a square footage, unusual then I think. My piece shows part of
Liverpool’s continuing development up to 2008 and what each era
contributes both architecturally and commercially to its continuing
growth.”
Superlambanana
Designed and stitched by Sharon Riley
Silkhouse Court
Designed and stitched by Ann Rimmer