Framework Knitters Cottage Homes

Retirement housing
Stoughton Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4EX
Stoughton Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics, LE2 4EX

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Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters

Manager's Description

"The Homes are available to retired people of limited means who have spent some or the major part of their working lives in the knitting industry. They are also open to the widows, widowers or their ch..." Show more "The Homes are available to retired people of limited means who have spent some or the major part of their working lives in the knitting industry. They are also open to the widows, widowers or their children. There is accommodation for thirty-nine residents. The 'cottages' are set in beautifully maintained communal grounds. Residents live independently, but benefit from being in a small community." Show less

Main Facts

Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
26 bungalows. Built in 1908 and renovated in 2001. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
Non-resident management staff (part time) and Careline alarm service
Lounge, Laundry, Garden
Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 2 yards; shop 1 mile(s); post office 1.5 mile(s); town centre 1.5 mile(s); GP 2 mile(s); social centre 1.5 mile(s).
This almshouse charity caters for: Retired people of limited means who have spent most of their working lives in the hosiery or allied trades. This also extends to widows, widowers or their children.. Weekly Social activities include: coffee mornings, games evenings, outings, church services., organised by residents, trustees.
Housing Authority: Oadby & Wigston
Social Care Authority: Leicestershire

Info updated: 17/08/2020
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Managed by

Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters

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