19 - The Glove Factory, East Street

A regular place of work between the wars and during WWII, for about 35 village women and young girl school leavers. It was an extension of a business in Kegworth, run by the two Roberts sisters who travelled here every day. The main products were knitted gloves for various armed services and the police, the ends of which were sewn together by hand by the girls’ mothers in the evening. In times of high demand some of the work was carried out in the old mill or by installing machines in the ladies’ houses. After several changes of ownership and industry the factory has now been converted into a private house.

There were several shops on East Street, including fish and chips, ice cream, sweet shop and a butcher’s shops.