 Sadly now, this historic beautiful building, appears dilapidated in some areas and is currently threatened with closure, sale and demolition by West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Properties LTD.The local community is facing a fight to save it for the town and petitions gave been signed both online and on paper.The hosiery industry remained important for much of the 20th-century, and by 1939 the Hinckley and District Hosiery Union alone had 6,000 members.