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Framework Knitters' Cottages Now Part of Museum Complex

A Grade II Listed Building in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8911 / 52°53'27"N

Longitude: -1.1517 / 1°9'6"W

OS Eastings: 457170

OS Northings: 332963

OS Grid: SK571329

Mapcode National: GBR 8JB.PNN

Mapcode Global: WHDH5.8LTH

Plus Code: 9C4WVRRX+C8

Entry Name: Framework Knitters' Cottages Now Part of Museum Complex

Listing Date: 13 November 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1373930

English Heritage Legacy ID: 431152

ID on this website: 101373930

Location: Ruddington, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, NG11

County: Nottinghamshire

District: Rushcliffe

Civil Parish: Ruddington

Built-Up Area: Ruddington

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Ruddington

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

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Description


SK 53 SE RUDDINGTON CHAPEL STREET
(south side)

5/98 Framework Knitters'
cottages now part
of Museum complex

G.V. II

4 cottages, now single cottage and museum. c.1829, built by a
speculative builder, restored c.1970. Red brick stretchers,
pink headers. Pantile roof. 2 red brick ridge stacks. Dentil
eaves. Outer single 2 up, 2 down cottages and central single
pair of one up, one down back to back cottages. 2 storeys plus
garret, 7 bays. Having from left to right a doorway with plank
door, a single tripartite glazing bar casement, a single small
glazing bar casement, a similar doorway and door, 2 similar
tripartite casements and a similar doorway and door. All apart
from the small casement under segmental arches. Above are 3
glazing bar casements in enlarged openings being originally
segmental arched glazing bar casements. The only remaining range
of cottages in this complex built specifically to house the
workers of the adjacent framework knitters' workshops. Single
cottage occupied shortly after completion by the knitter, Samuel
Parker, the buildings later purchased by his son William, also a
knitter, but later a hosier. A further generation of the Parker
family occupied the site, vacating it in 1929.


Listing NGR: SK5717032963

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