Woolstaplers Hall, Chipping Campden 1978

This authentic 1970s colour photograph, captured in 1978, features the Woolstaplers Hall Museum on High Street in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. The archival image documents the magnificent 14th-century Cotswold stone architecture of the hall, characterized by its large pointed gable, stone mullioned windows, and heavy slate roof with substantial ashlar chimneys. A wooden sign identifies the building as “Woolstaplers Hall Museum,” noting its “8 rooms full of exhibits of local & general interest.” To the right, an adjoining three-storey stone building also serves the museum, flanked by a modern cream-coloured storefront. The foreground showcases several well-preserved vehicles of the era, including a white Mini Clubman with a red roof and a cream Triumph Herald convertible with its black soft-top up. The scene captures the timeless, honey-coloured limestone beauty of this famous Cotswold town alongside the everyday automotive life of the late 1970s. This factual record preserves the historic integrity of one of the region’s most significant wool heritage sites as it appeared in 1978.