Monument record 7203/26/1 - Boot and Shoe Factory & Curriers (Barrett & Gammage, Roland Saxby, ?Corglenn Engineering Co.)

What appears to be an early (if much-altered) example of a single-storey boot and shoe factory, built by 1896, on the west side of Lawton Road. The east elevation is formed by a two storeyed block with a very wide gable. This represents an early 20th century rebuilding - on the original footprint - of the east end of the factory. It has a large windows with blue brick sills and concrete lintels, a central entrance and a roof of corrugated asbestos sheeting. Behind this there appear to be two single-storeyed north-lit ranges dating from circa 1895; these remain partly slate roofed.The shoe factory may have been engulfed (along with the site in Allen Road) by an engineering works as early as 1930. Gabled brick ranges to the north are probably associated with the engineering works rather than the shoe factory. Now demolished.

{1} Boot and Shoe Factory, Lawton Road. Boot and Shoe factory shown on early Ordnance Survey maps. Structure is much altered and now in use by 'CLS Metals Ltd', but much of the building is boarded up and out of use. Film 8 photo 4.

{3} What appears to be an early (if much-altered) example of a single-storey boot and shoe factory, built by 1896, on the west side of Lawton Road. The east elevation is formed by a two storeyed block with a very wide gable. This represents an early 20th century rebuilding - on the original footprint - of the east end of the factory. It has a large windows with blue brick sills and concrete lintels, a central entrance and a roof of corrugated asbestos sheeting. Behind this there appear to be two single-storeyed north-lit ranges dating from circa 1895; these remain partly slate roofed.

The shoe factory may have been engulfed (along with the site in Allen Road) by an engineering works as early as 1930. Gabled brick ranges to the north are probably associated with the engineering works rather than the shoe factory.

{4-5} The building appears to have been incorporated into the engineering works but both the engineering works and the former shoe factory building were demolished prior to 2009.

Historic England, Former boot and shoe factory, Lawton Road, Rushden, BF103826 (Archive). SNN115434.

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 60 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Historic England, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments- Building File (Oral Report). SNN71057.

<4> Info Terra Ltd; Blue Sky; Tele Atlas, Google Earth Imagery, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM DEC-2006 ACCESSED 07-FEB-2019 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112277.

<5> Info Terra Ltd; Blue Sky; Tele Atlas, Google Earth Imagery, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2009 ACCESSED 07-FEB-2019 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112277.

<6> Historic England, Undated, Northampton Boot and Shoe Industry Project, EHC01/044 (Archive). SNN113277.

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Sep 6 2023 2:29PM