Coats Viyella Hosiery factory , Sutton in Ashfield 1997 .RIP.
One of the biggest hosiery suppliers in the Uk , CV Hosiery ( aka Simpson Wright and Lowe ) was home to some 800 machines and 400 workers . It closed in 2000 , drowned by cheap imports,customer profits and government indifference.
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