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Newbold’s Forgotten Past: Framework Knitters
Read the full article: Newbold’s Forgotten Past: Framework KnittersFramework Knitting was a cottage industry where whole families produced items of clothing whilst working on machinery in their own homes. In Newbold Verdon it was an occupation that for many years was, along with agriculture, the financial mainstay of the community.
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- Newbold’s Forgotten Past: Framework KnittersFramework Knitting was a cottage industry where whole families produced items of clothing whilst working on machinery in their own homes. In Newbold Verdon it was an occupation that for many years was, along with agriculture, the financial mainstay of the community.
- Memories of a Family BusinessRecent social media conversations and donations to the Newbold Verdon Parish Archive have revived warm memories of Mac and Doreen (Bet) Statham, and the long-running Statham’s shoe business.
- Sound Advice from Long AgoNeil Brearley’s memories of visiting 39 Dragon Lane as a young boy. Newbold Verdon resident who lived through two world wars passed down lessons in preparedness and self-sufficiency that feel newly relevant today.
- Newbold Verdon Hall 1623-1767Newbold Verdon Hall is one of fewer than 10,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. Researcher Roger King traces the remarkable families who owned the Hall across 144 years of English history
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News · MAY 2026
2026 Annual Review Undertaken
In April 2026 the Committee undertook their annual review. Click HERE to see our full report and our plans for the year ahead.
NEWS · 14 May 2026
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