Pinfold, Calverton, Notts.
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Pinfold, Calverton, Notts.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 1 Oct 2015
A former C17th pinfold (a.k.a. stray animal pen) at the junction of Main Street and Mews Lane. The white gate marks the entrance into the village hall car park. The house beyond the pinfold, with the generous windows that allowed in as much natural light as possible, was a former frame-knitter's (stocking knitter's) house. By the early 1800s there were said to be more than 400 stocking frames in homes in Calverton. Some cottagers had four or five frames in one room. The heart of the village, with its churches, library and shops, lies behind the photographer.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.037408
Longitude
-1.090537