8-14 Vicarage Lane, Barkby
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8-14 Vicarage Lane, Barkby
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 23 Mar 2018
Built around 1800 (1802 has been claimed for no.10) with framework knitters' workshops. Following the local Inclosure Act of 1779, some framework knitting developed in the area, but it was short lived due to the expansion of factories in Syston and Leicester. Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.681318
Longitude
-1.055052