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Orchard Drive, NOTTINGHAM, NG14 6GP

Only two sides of the original square of Framework Knitters cottages in Calverton were saved and renovated. The back of the building shows the long windows, this front view shows the close proximity and shared gardens.

A set of renovated framework knitters cottages. Note the long windows essential for framework knitters to work at their frames using natural light. The 'Lee handframe' was reputed to have been invented by the Rev. William Lee, the curate of Calverton.

This is the main distributor road for the development of Calverton as a mining village in the 1950s and 60s, making a roughly semicircular sweep round the then northern periphery. This is its eastern end where it meets Bonner Lane.

A row of framework knitters cottages, built in 1834, restored in 1974. The large windows show that in these cottages the workshops were on the ground floor, although many other knitters' cottages have upper floor workshops. The stocking frame was invented by William Lee of Calverton in 1589, although its use in Calverton did not take hold until the early 19th century. The cottages are Listed Grade II.

Restored row of framework knitters cottages dating from 1834. A commemorative plaque is attached to the gable end.

Former framework knitters' cottages dating from 1834 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1235886

One wing of the Windles Square cottages. These were built in 1834 and named after their builder, Windles Smith. Unlike most other framework knitter's (or "stockinger's") cottages these have their larger windows on the ground floor in order to be able to benefit from the maximum amount of prevailing sunlight. Originally the "Square" consisted of a complex of three rows but the third was demolished in the 1960s. The complex was renovated by the Nottingham Buildings Preservation Trust in 1974. This service road joins the main road, i.e. Bonner Lane, in the distance.

A group of terraced cottages built for framework knitters, of which the western and part of the northern rows still survive. This is the rear face of the western row and shows to advantage the large windows to provide light for the knitters. Unusually these are on the ground floor rather than the more traditional attic location; this is a feature of a number of buildings in Calverton. The cottages were built in 1834 and renovated in 1974, commemorated by the plaque on the side of the building. Listed Grade II.

Pub and restaurant on Bonner Lane

See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7385968 for location.