Refurbishment works have completed on the Framework Knitters Museum’s Grade II listed cottage and frameshop buildings.
The £62,295 project included external works, which were carried out on the buildings, and repairs to the roofs and chimneys, replacing the gutters, and repointing the walls. As well as insulation to the roofs and walls to improve the energy efficiency and provide much-needed protection from weather conditions.
The funds for the work, which was undertaken by Stevenson Bros, were awarded through the Arts Council of England’s Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND).
MEND is an open-access capital fund, which is designed to help museums and local authorities to undertake infrastructure and urgent maintenance that are beyond the scope of day-to-day maintenance budgets.
The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday between 11am-4pm, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 1.30pm-4pm. Parker’s Yard is free to attend and open from Monday to Saturday, between 9.30am-4pm, Sundays 11:30am-4pm and Bank Holiday Mondays 11am-4pm.
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