Monument record 7198/25 - Premier Works, Morley Street

A single-storey shoe factory was built in 1901 as the Premier Works for Smith, Sheffield and Foster Ltd. It occupies a large plot stretching from Morley Street on the south to Balfour Street on the north. It is a single-storeyed north-lit factory with its principal entrance and offices on Morley Street. The asymmetrical south front is in brick with limestone details confined to the off-centre office range. The remainder of the front consists of blind segmental arcading.

{1} Premier Works Boot and Shoe, Morley Street / Balfour Street
Large construction for Premier Works with office frontage of elaborate doorway and use of stained glass and a series of north lit sheds. The building is dated 1901. The structure is now out of use and has been subject to vandalism with a number of windows etc smashed. Film 13, photo 6,7,8,9.

{2} Smith, Sheffield & Foster listed at Midland Shoe Works in 1896; Premier Works built in 1901.
The 1901 Premier Works occupies a large plot stretching from Morley Street on the south to Balfour Street on the north. It is a single-storeyed north-lit with its principal entrance and offices on Morely Street. The asymmetrical south front is in orange brick on a blue brick base, with limestone details confined to the off-centre basemented office range.

{3} 'Spire Shoes' range

Historic England, Premier Works, Morley Street, Kettering, BF103855 (Archive). SNN115264.

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

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, KETT54 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Bellamy B, 1993-4, Boot and Shoe factories in Kettering, P29 (Photographs). SNN111256.

<4> Historic England, Undated, Northampton Boot and Shoe Industry Project, EHC01/044 (Archive). SNN113277.

Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 9:57AM