| 词条 | Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre |
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|name = Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre |image =Willows and wetlands centre.JPG |established =1987 |location =Stoke St Gregory, Somerset Levels |map_type = Somerset |map_caption = Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom |coordinates = {{coord|51.0431|-2.9356|display=inline,title}} |visitors = |director = |website =Centre web site }} The Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre is situated at Stoke St Gregory, on the Somerset Levels, north east of Taunton, England. Based on a working farm, growing and processing willow, the centre offers tours of over {{convert|80|acre|sqmi|2|abbr=on}} of withies, willow yards and basket workshops and explains the place of willow in the history of the Levels. HistoryThe centre is run and owned by the Coate family who have been growing willow on the Somerset Levels since 1819 and making baskets since 1904.[1] During the Victorian era wicker furniture became popular as it was believed to be more sanitary, collecting less dust when compared to upholstery.[2] Large numbers of people were employed, some as "outworkers" processing the willow in their own homes. The company has remained in the same family since.[3] Several varieties of willow are grown on the {{convert|70|acre}},[4] the majority being Salix triandra The willow is then cut and processed to produce different colours. The willow is boiled and then the bark removed. Bark removal was originally carried out by hand but is now mechanised.[5] In addition to willow for basket making, the company also uses it to make Charcoal, which is sold under their own label and for other brands since the 1960s.[6] The centre was opened by David Bellamy in 1987.[7] Particular efforts have been made to ensure the museum is accessible to those with visual and mobility impairments.[8] ExhibitsIt features exhibits relating to Willow growing and processing and basket-making and includes a video room describing willow growing and basket making; a basket museum with displays of traditional and unusual willow artefacts; the Levels and Moors Exhibition describing the history of the local countryside and its links with this traditional industry; and an environmental interpretation display highlighting the importance of water in shaping the Somerset Levels. Guided tours are available which demonstrate the stages in the processing of the willow and the creation of wicker work, but visitors are free to wander through the fields along the banks of the River Tone. Close to one of the paths is a wooden carved sculpture by Louise Baker celebrating the importance of the willow in the industry of the Levels.[9] References1. ^{{cite news|last=Henley|first=Jon|title=How to weave a basket|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/apr/04/work-and-careers|accessdate=26 February 2013|newspaper=Guardian|date=4 April 2009|location=London}} 2. ^{{Cite web | url = http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/005furniture.html | title = From Egypt to the American Patio: The History of Wicker Furniture | publisher = Random History | date= 4 May 2007 | accessdate = 26 February 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=English Willow Baskets — Visitor Centre|url=http://visitbridgwater.org/listings/view/117/English_Willow_Baskets_Visitor_Centre|publisher=Visit Bridgwater|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Willow basket making with PH Coate and Son|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2009/apr/02/work-and-careers-basket-making#/?picture=345434078&index=0|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=26 February 2013|location=London|date=6 April 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Somerset Visit, November 2010|url=http://www.northumbriabasketrygroup.co.uk/gallery.php?id=271|publisher=Northumbria Basketry Group|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Coate's Willow Charcoal|url=http://www.coatescharcoal.co.uk/|publisher=Coate's Willow Charcoal|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Sugarman|first=Beverly|title=English Willow Baskets The P. H. Coate &Amp; Son Company|url=http://ohumc.org/english-willow-baskets-the-p-h-coate-son-company/|publisher=OHUMC|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.workandpensions.gov.uk/employers/dda/case_studies/case-tourism-willows-wetlands.asp |title=The Willows and Wetlands centre – case study |accessdate=2007-11-15 |format= |work=Department for Work and Pensions }} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Hurstone Artists Group|url=http://www.wiveliscombe.com/hurstone_artists_group/|publisher=Wiveliscombe Area Website|accessdate=26 February 2013}} External links
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