Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Fern Villas is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1986. Workshop.

Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Fern Villas

WRENN ID
last-newel-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rushcliffe
Constituency
Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 November 1986
Type
Workshop
Address
Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Fern Villas, the Green, Ruddington
OS grid reference
SK 573 329
Coordinates
52.89107, -1.14978
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former framework knitters' workshop, now used as an office, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of whitewashed red brick and features a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has five bays. On the ground floor, there is a single tripartite casement on the right, followed by a small casement, a seven-light casement, a five-light casement, and another small casement. Above these, there is a single casement that spans the entire front of the building. All the casements include glazing bars. On the first floor of the right gable wall, there is a doorway with a plank door and an overlight.

Local climate

Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Fern Villas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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