Framework Knitters, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

[wilkipet]

Hi folks, The thread hasgone a long way while I have been off line. Jacqueline and Paul are we have been taking them round and J. is updating the computer. I now have wi.fi and more storage. I get the computer back on Saturday night.
We are comimg to UK on 2nd November but are staying in Newbury to get our own back. Keep up the good work.
Gerald

[1000xlch]

Hi All again

For Jane Swan in particular:

Have traced some info re the building in Lougborough.  the building was called Lantern Hoduse, it was built by John Heathcote and next door to the right as you look at it is the guest house and then the music shop where I work.  The guest house was also built by John Heathcote for his works manager.  But when there was trouble at t'mill as one says John Heathcote up sticks and went to Tiverton in Devon with some of his workforce.  There is a row of cottages in Tiverton called Loughborough.  Photo coming soon.  Watch this space!

Cheers

John Rowley

[Jane Eden]

John

Thanks for the update. I can't wait for the photo.

Jane

[Keith Sherwood]

John,
Well done with all this on-the-spot detail about Loughborough.  Can't wait to see the photo either, after my abortive attempt to disturb those Cambridge dons over their lunch the other day. (At least we know for future reference that the Rev. Lee looks down in the Great Hall rather than the Chapel at Christ's College)
By the way, I knew there was something else - one of my daughter's best friends in Cambridge has the family name PEPPERCORN, which I see you are tracing in a village just outside Cambridge, called Lolworth.  I find it a splendid and most unusual name, but maybe it is not quite so rare as I first thought.  If you want to discuss the name, then maybe PM me.
But back to this excellent thread and the framework knitters...(never realised when I made my first tentative posting that it would be flourishing so strongly - thanks mainly to Jane, of course.)
Keith

[Jane Eden]

Hi

This has gone a long way from Leicestershire but....

I have a family born 1760 in Bulwell, Nottm, married 1781, had 2 or 3 children then moved to Twerton, Somerset and worked in a mill there for 8 years. Had 2 more children there then moved back to Mansfield, Nottm to carry on as FWK.

Why on earth would they do this? Somerset is many miles from Nottm. As Nottm is miles from the sea they couldn't jump on a boat. I don't know if canals existed then. I can't imagine they had enough money to do anything. I did wonder if a mill owner relocated to Somerset but why would they come back after 8 years?

I have looked at Twerton on the web and it is just outside Bath. It did have mills, lace and wool. Any thoughts why they did this would be great as it might give me a lead to follow. The head of the household was Daniel Comery.

I have checked Masons book and Felkin but Twerton is not mentioned and Somerset only has a couple of mentions.

Jane

[1000xlch]

Even more breaking news is there is going to be some sort of display at Charnwood Museum in Loughborough next year re Lantern House and presumably John Heathcote and I suppose framework knitting or something.  Details sketchy at the moment but watch this space!  May have photo by next week sometime.

On the opposite side of the road where the park is there used to be the main A6 road into Loughborough, it is now a long thin parking spaces and the A6 runs alongside.

Cheers

John Rowley

[1000xlch]

Hi All

Pictures as promised for Jane Swan etc.  Lantern House built by Heathcote.  Also the B&B was built by him as well for his works manager.  I work next door to the right in the music shop.

Might need to post more than once as have never done this before.

John Rowley

[1000xlch]

Hi all

Final 2 pictures showing close up and the disgraceful state it is in.  Apparently the owners (who also run a local indian curry house) have planning permission for a restaurant for Lantern House!

Comments welcome!

Cheers

John Rowley

[Keith Sherwood]

John,
Brilliant photographs - well done!  You mentioning that you work almost next door in the music shop reminds me of Nick Hornby's excellent book: "High Fidelity"; though the film that followed was set in the U.S.
But I do hope somebody does something to . important piece of heritage...
Very best wishes,
Keith