Collection GB 0074 CLC/L/FH - WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FRAMEWORK KNITTERS

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GB 0074 CLC/L/FH 1657-2002 Collection 56 production units Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters

The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters were granted a charter in 1657. Their 1663 charter covered the whole of England and Wales and the Company established subsidiary courts at Nottingham and Leicester. The Company had a hall in Redcross Street which was sold in 1821. A framework knitter used machinery to create woollen clothing, principally hosiery.

The Framework Knitters' Company maintained almshouses in the City of London from 1770. They were sold in 1906, and new cottages were built in Oadby in Leicestershire.

The records of the Company have been deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1940. The Manuscripts Section merged with London Metropolitan Archives in 2008. The records have been catalogued by various members of staff over many years.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters, 1657-2002. The records include freemen's lists from 1713; registers of apprentice bindings from 1694; charters; rules and ordinances; Court minute books and financial accounts.

Records relating to the Almshouses comprise ledger, 1979-94 (Ms 35823); and cash book, 1979-96 (Ms 35824). Further references may be found in other Framework Knitters' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

As the archive is large and complex, and to assist the user, the catalogue has been arranged in sections each with an archival classification code as follows:
CLC/L/FH/A: Constitutional records,
CLC/L/FH/B: Court records,
CLC/L/FH/C: Membership records;
CLC/L/FH/D: Financial records,
CLC/L/FH/E: Trade records,
CLC/L/FH/F: Clerk's records,
CLC/L/FH/G: Charities and estates.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries. For further information please see LMA Research Guide "Consulting Archives at Guildhall Library", available at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Visitor_information/free_information_leaflets.htm

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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Guildhall Library hold issues of The framework knitter : the newsletter of the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters (ref: Closed Access Store 1771-1772).

For further information relating to Livery Companies, particularly using the company records for family history, please see Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section "Livery Company Membership Guide" and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section "Leaflet Guides to Records: Searching for Members or those apprenticed to Members of City of London Livery Companies" (both available online).

For a general introduction to the history of the City of London Livery Companies please see entry in The London Encyclopaedia, ed Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Oct-09 Buildings Architecture Freemen People by roles People Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters Oadby Leicestershire England UK Western Europe Europe City of London London Residential buildings Almshouses Organizations Associations Guilds Trade guilds Framework knitting Industry Manufacturing industry Textile industry Hosiery industry Stocking framework knitting Handicrafts Knitting Information sources Documents Apprenticeship records Freedom admissions Freedom of a city Rights and privileges Administration of justice

The records of the Company have been deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1940. The Manuscripts Section merged with London Metropolitan Archives in 2008. The records have been catalogued by various members of staff over many years.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters, 1657-2002. The records include freemen's lists from 1713; registers of apprentice bindings from 1694; charters; rules and ordinances; Court minute books and financial accounts.

Records relating to the Almshouses comprise ledger, 1979-94 (Ms 35823); and cash book, 1979-96 (Ms 35824). Further references may be found in other Framework Knitters' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

As the archive is large and complex, and to assist the user, the catalogue has been arranged in sections each with an archival classification code as follows:
CLC/L/FH/A: Constitutional records,
CLC/L/FH/B: Court records,
CLC/L/FH/C: Membership records;
CLC/L/FH/D: Financial records,
CLC/L/FH/E: Trade records,
CLC/L/FH/F: Clerk's records,
CLC/L/FH/G: Charities and estates.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries. For further information please see LMA Research Guide "Consulting Archives at Guildhall Library", available at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Visitor_information/free_information_leaflets.htm

Copyright: Depositor.

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English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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