An 18th-century townhouse, a pair of pockets, and a small act of re-creation.
Last July, while wandering through England in search of anything connected to crewel work, I happened upon Fairfax House quite by accident.
I had been walking toward Clifford’s Tower when the Georgian townhouse appeared along the street. Naturally, I could not pass it by. Any 18th-century home surely had the possibility of at least one bit of stitching hidden within its rooms.
So I bought a ticket and stepped inside.
Fairfax House sits along Castlegate in York, near Clifford’s Tower and not far from the York Castle Museum. Its history is interesting, though not particularly related to textiles. Over the years, the building passed through several hands, serving at different times as a gentleman’s club, a cinema, and even a dance studio. Today, it is preserved by the York Civic Trust.
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