Founded in 1906, Manchester Hosiery has gained national and international prestige as producers of fine quality knitted garments, with a reputation for reliability and high standards. The Company was formed by a group of industrialists from the textile towns of Manchester and Hinckley. It was acquired by a Hinckley family in the 1930s, before being sold in the late 1980s to a consortium of businessmen and acquired in January 2012 by Aikon International, a Hong Kong based company with global interests in Underwear and Hosiery.
Under its brand names of Palm, White Swan, Guardian and High Cross, the company’s products are sold in the UK and worldwide.


loft by M D Allen, on Flickr

sewing-room by M D Allen, on Flickr

pegg by M D Allen, on Flickr


meanies by M D Allen, on Flickr

ground-floor by M D Allen, on Flickr

the basement
light by M D Allen, on Flickr


greenleaves by M D Allen, on Flickr

cobwebs copy by M D Allen, on Flickr

basement by M D Allen, on Flickr

belt-driven by M D Allen, on Flickr


cobwebs by M D Allen, on Flickr

most of these had sat here for years judging by the cobwebs, really pleased to have seen it as its this sort of thing that really floats my boat

I really do miss some wonderful stuff across the pond.

These are all beautiful!