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“William Lee and the Hosiery Industry in Calverton”

Wed 24 Aug 22
2.30 pm. Wednesday, August 24th.
Admission Free, numbers limited

Free advance tickets available at Calverton Library. Calverton Library, 1 St. Wilfrids Square, Calverton, Nottingham NG14 6FP Over 400 years ago, during the Elizabethan era, William Lee of Calverton invented the framework knitting machine; this became the basis for an important cottage industry for several hundred years afterwards. Lee’s invention is still at the core of the computer-controlled machinery used in the worldwide hosiery industry today. Talk presented by Calverton Preservation & History Society... READ MORE>

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