A view from the north along the southern end of St Mary's Lane looking towards Church Street, with number 30 St Mary's Lane seen to the right and the tower of St Mary's Abbey Church rising above the buildings in the distance

Date:
1966
Location:
St Mary's Lane, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Reference:
OP36177
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The cottage in the foreground is one of a row of three framework knitters' cottages which also includes numbers 28 and 29 out of sight to the right of the photographer. The large, workshop windows at first floor level were provided to allow the maximium light for the domestic framework knitting of stockings, an important part of Tewkesbury's industry at the time the row was built. These cottages date from the mid to late 18th century. Although they were in a state of dereliction in the mid 1960s, they were subsequently restored and are now Grade II Listed.

Content

This is part of the Series: RCH01/006 Red Box Collection (Rchme); within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive

Rights

© J S CURL

People & Organisations

Photographer: Curl, James Stevens

Keywords

Georgian Framework Knitters Cottage