Sir – It may well be true that the Witney Mill redevelopment scheme “should have incorporated a museum proudly displaying the engine of Witney’s development in the Industrial Revolution” and that Witney is “devoid of cultural assets”, as claimed by J Whittle in his letter (August 1).

However, he does little to support his case by sneering at the Witney & District Museum, which, as a matter of interest, has a great deal of material relating to the Witney blanket industry.

Stanley C Jenkins, Apley Way, Witney