Guild of Handicraft

The Guild of Handicraft was founded by C. R. Ashbee to give working men the satisfactions of craftsmanship. From 1888 to 1902 in East London, it prospered, employing about fifty men. From 1902 to 1908 in Chipping Campden, it flourished creatively, but it did not prosper. It went into liquidation in 1908 and most of the craftsmen left. But some stayed, contributing to the tradition of modern craftsmanship in Campden.