Building record 1624/16/1 - George Street Works
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Summary
This site is a single storey boot and shoe factory consisting of five ranges of sheds aligned north-east to south-west. The original north lit sheds have been re-roofed with symmetrical gables and asbestos covering. The factory was constructed during 1910.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
{1} George Street. The George Street Works boot and shoe factory still in existence, comprises a number of brick sheds with no architectural detailing.
{2} History:
1899 OS map: site not yet developed
1916 Perkins and Bird, boot and shoe mfrs., SLN, includes picture of works
1924 Shown on OS 1:2500, XL.1
1922 Perkins and Bird, George St. (KLT)
1937 Perkins and Bird (KLT)
1963-4 Shown on OS 1:2500 as a much enlarged site
1967 Satoris Products Ltd (ISE)
2000 Industrial premises
This is a single-storey factory consisting of five ranges of sheds aligned southwest-northeast. The southwest elevation, which presents a series of gables, is constructed with facing bricks and has a chamfered blue brick plinth. The present roof is shallow-pitched and covered with corrugated asbestos. The factory was probably the premises of 'Perkins and Bird, Wholesale and Export Boot and Shoe Manufacturers', established in 1910. The 1916 illustration shows the factory as being north-lit and it seems likely that the current arrangement represents a re-roofing of the original factory building. The buildings to the northeast are later, and do not appear to be boot-and-shoe related.
<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (checked) (Digital archive). SNN4.
<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Irthligborough Site 1 (part checked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.
<3> Historic England, Undated, George Street Works, George Street, Irthlingborough, BF103680 (Archive). SNN114083.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN4 Digital archive: Ballinger J.. 1999. Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period. Mapinfo\Archive\ExtensiveSurvey\Rushden. Northants County Council. (checked).
- <2> SNN105075 Catalogue: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 2000. Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey. English Heritage. Irthligborough Site 1 (part checked).
- <3> SNN114083 Archive: Historic England. Undated. George Street Works, George Street, Irthlingborough. Historic England Archive. BF103680.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 94031 70411 (108m by 100m) Central |
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Civil Parish | IRTHLINGBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 1310375
Record last edited
Sep 13 2022 4:31PM