Red Rose Guild
| Formation | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1985 |
| Type | Craft organisation |
| Purpose | To promote the importance of craftwork in modern society |
| Headquarters | The Whitworth, Manchester |
Region served | UK |
| Leader | Margaret Pilkington OBE |
| Affiliations | Crafts Centre of Great Britain |
The Red Rose Guild was a guild based in Manchester, with the aim to promote British arts and crafts. It was “regarded as the most influential national outlet for makers” in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century. The Guild was founded in 1921 by printmaker Margaret Pilkington, OBE, and remained active until 1985. The Guild held annual exhibitions at Houldsworth Hall, part of what is now Hulme Hall, Manchester until World War II. Prominent members of the Guild included potter Bernard Leach, silversmith Joyce Himsworth and weaver Ethel Mairet. After the war, the Guild moved its headquarters to Whitworth Hall. In 1950 the Guild joined the Crafts Centre of Great Britain.