Hosiery Works, Kirk Lane. Built of brick with cast iron windows and a slate roof, 2 storeys. Now has a shop beneath, top floor preserved as offices. Associated house at N end. (1) (2)
Named 'Hosiery Works'. (3)
[A] Factory in Kirk Lane is possibly the first stage in the transition … from hand to steam power in knitting … Different from the workshops e.g. on the green, it has cast iron windows, large on the first floor, very small on the ground floor. (4)

<1> NIAS, Sept 1981, Gazetteer - Rushcliffe (Serial). SNT959.

<2> Baddeley V, 1989, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT429.

<3> OS, 1914, 1:2500, County Series 1914 (Map). SNT1023.

Other Refs: 46/6

<4> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 301 (Monograph). SNT4.