Monument record 2878/49 - Co-operation ' Boot and Shoe Factory: Littlestone and Goodwin Ltd

The Co-Operation shoe factory was built in 1896 for the Desborough Co-Operative Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Society. This brick built factory has two storeys over a basement and occupies a rectangular-shaped plot on the south side of Victoria Street. It was extended to the east between 1900 and 1914 and remained in use as a shoe factory until at least the 1960s. Latterly manufactured handbags. Two phases of construction.

{1} 'Co-operation ' Boot and Shoe Factory, Victoria Street
Boot and Shoe factory dated 1896 with 'Co-operation' clearly marked on the building. The structure has clearly been extended (perhaps in fairly recent times) and great effort has been taken to ensure that the integrity of the external façade has been retained. The structure is now owned by 'Littlestone and Goodwin Ltd. Littlestone and Sons Ltd Manufacturers and Distributers of Ladies handbags'. Would appear to survive in good condition, unlikely to have been substantial changes to the structure of the building.

<1> Ballinger, J, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Desborough (Industrial) (Digital archive). SNN100502.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 3 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Historic England, Littlestone & Goodwin Ltd, Elgee Works (formerly Co-operation Shoe Factory), Victoria Street, Desborough, BF103790 (Archive). SNN115406.

<4> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, EHC01/044 (Archive). SNN113193.

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Sep 1 2023 9:03AM