Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Now Part of Museum Complex, East Block is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1986. Workshop, museum.

Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Now Part of Museum Complex, East Block

WRENN ID
leaning-floor-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rushcliffe
Constituency
Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 November 1986
Type
Workshop, museum
Address
Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Now Part of Museum Complex, East Block, Chapel Street, Ruddington
OS grid reference
SK 571 329
Coordinates
52.89095, -1.15165
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former framework knitters' workshop, now part of a museum complex in the east block, dates from around 1840 and replaced a smaller workshop built around 1829. It was restored around 1970. The building is constructed of red brick and features a slate roof with two red brick stacks at the rear. It is two storeys high and has three bays. The central doorway has a plank door set under a segmental arch, with a single 9-light glazing bar casement on either side. Above the doorway, there is a single 11-light casement, and to the right, a single 13-light casement. To the left, there is a two-bay lean-to that is set back and has two plank doors. To the right, there is a range of outbuildings connected to another workshop, which is listed separately. The building was purchased in the 19th century by William Parker, a hosier.

Local climate

Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Now Part of Museum Complex, East Block 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 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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