Monument record 1933/23/1 - John R Gammidge and Co. Factory

Factory, c1890, of two storeys, divided by pilasters into three structural bays of three windows each. Now demolished.

{1} Linear building on Summerlee Road - used as a small two storey factory. Ground floor remains intact, but new windows etc inserted to upper floor. Now converted to offices 'John R Gammidge and Company Limited' Building enlarged. Film 4, photo 8

{2} History:
1884 Not shown (OS 1:2500, XXXII.16)
1899 Factory shown (OS 1:2500)
1924 Factory unchanged since 1899 (OS 1:2500)
1937 John R Gammidge & Co, boot & shoe mfrs, Summerlee Road (LT)
1967 As 1937 (ISE)
1970 ‘Boot & Shoe Works’, including Site 8 (OS 1:2500, SP 90/91 71)
2000 Gammidge Group shoe factory

The core of this site is a much altered shoe factory of circa 1890, fronting Summerlee Road to the north-east. Nos. 2 & 4 Summerlee Road, which adjoin to the south-east, are contemporary. The factory is of two storeys, divided by pilasters into three structural bays of three windows each. The walls are of orange brick, with sills and bands in blue brick, stepped buff brick verges and windows with semicircular arches turned in buff brick. The original entrance is at the south-east end of the front, and there is a blocked taking-in doorway in the fourth bay from this end. The first-floor fenestration has been entirely modernised.
Extensive single-storey sheds have been added to the rear since 1924, extending as far as Milner Road. The Milner Road end of the site is now in separate occupation (see Site 8). More recently a new entrance block on two storeys has been added against the north-east gable of the Summerlee Road factory.

Historic England, Undated, John R Gammidge and Co Ltd, Summerlee Road, Finedon, BF103640 (Archive). SNN115849.

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

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Finedon site 6 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 4:31PM