Building record 7198/0/117 - Boot factory, Havelock Street/Nelson Street

Built in 1891 for Baxter and Mould. An L-plan, three-storey boot and shoe factory is of pier and panel construction in red brick with blue brick sills, plinth and dentilled courses to the heads of the panels.

{1} Small boot factory on opposite side of road to 'Havelock Works'. This is a red brick, plain, three storey building which has now been converted into flats. Film 10, photo 4 This may be Bryan and Son boot and shoe manufacturers, Nelson Street
One of the boot and shoe manufacturers on Havelock Street may have been Baxter and Mould B & S Manufacturers and / or Wright Bros Boot and Shoe Manufacturers listed in trade directory of 1894. (1)

{2} Built in 1891 for Baxter and Mould. An L-plan, three-storey boot and shoe factory is of pier and panel construction in red brick with blue brick sills, plinth and dentilled courses to the heads of the panels. Three bays to the Havelock St elevation and four and a half facing Nelson St with a canted corner between.

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

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Kettering Site 11 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Bellamy B, 1993-4, Boot and Shoe factories in Kettering, P 15 & 16 (Photographs). SNN111256.

<4> Historic England, 159A Havelock Street and 71 Nelson Street, Kettering, BF103549 (Archive). SNN115271.

Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 4:12PM