Monument record 7198/59 - Advance Works (Jeffery & Timson), Russell Street / York Road

The Advance Works factory was built in 1897 for Jeffrey & Timson, wholesale shoe manufacturers, and operated from 1908 by the successor partnership of Timson, Bird & Smith. A large, mostly single storey boot and shoe factory on the east side of York Street and extending along Russell Street. This brick built factory has a slate covered roof. Now demolished

Factory, Russell Street / York Road
Two storey red brick factory with office frontage on York Road (with two separate doorways) possibly with the intention of one for managers / customers and the other for the workers. The rest of the building is very plain. Now in use by Ian M Roberts (Raunds) Ltd Menswear Manufacturers.Film 5, photo 5-9. (1)

{2} The Advance Works occupies a large corner site, with its principal front facing York Road to the west, and a return elevation to Russell Street on the north. It was built in 1897 for Jeffrey & Timson, wholesale shoe manufacturers, and operated from 1908 by the successor partnership of Timson, Bird & Smith, who before 1916 built two eastwards extensions along Russell Street. As originally built the factory consisted of an entrance and office range on York Road and single-storeyed north-lit sheds to the rear, with a north elevation to Russell Street. The walls are of dark red brick with a blue brick band at plinth level, and incorporate stone dressings, including sills, door surrounds, kneelers, copings and pediments. Later phases are built in a pinkish-red brick, with bands of blue and red brick, concrete sills and steel or cast-iron window frames. Two main phases can be distinguished, both completed by 1912.

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

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, KET47 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Historic England, York Road (formerly Advance Works), Kettering, BF103568 (Archive). SNN114928.

<4> Bellamy B, 1993-4, Boot and Shoe factories in Kettering, P51 (Photographs). SNN111256.

Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 3:17PM