The Framework Knitter's Museum
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The photograph on this page of The Framework Knitter's Museum by Malcolm Neal as part of the Geograph project.
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The Framework Knitter's Museum
Image: © Malcolm Neal Taken: 25 Jun 2022
This shows the buildings that house the frames on which the people who live in this area carried out their daily grind. They worked twelve to fourteen hours a day in a cramped and noisy environment. This all looks far more pleasant than it would have been in the years between 1829 and 1929 when the work was carried out.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.890881
Longitude
-1.151722