Building record 1624/25/1 - Perkins, J K & Son, Finedon Road

Former curriers. In 1929, it was Bayes, Herbt Geo & Co, curriers and leather dressers. This site is a two storey boot and shoe factory on Finedon Road. It is four by seven bays with its entrance down the side alley. It was constructed circa 1890.

{1} Industrial building to end of row of terraces on Finedon Road - size of average house / 2 storey. Currently out of use. Film 2, photo 8.

{2} 1884 Not shown on OS 1:2500, Sheet XXXIII.13
1899 Shown on OS 1:2500, Sheet XXXIII.13
1929 Bayes, Herbt. Geo. & Co., Finedon Road & Victoria Street, curriers and leather dressers. Perkins, J K and Son Ltd., curriers and leather dresser, only Victoria Street premises mentioned at this date
1937 Perkins, J K and Son Ltd., now have premises on Victoria Street and Finedon Road. Bayes, Herbt. Geo. & Co., only Victoria Street premises mentioned.
1967 Stimpson-Perkins

This two-storey building is seven bays in length and has a hipped roof. Its southwest elevation, fronting onto Finedon Road, comprises two bays, divided by pilasters with stone dressings; there are two windows per bay on each floor and no doorway. An alley to the northwest leads to the rear of the building and in the fifth bay (which is wider than the others) is a goods entrance with a first-floor taking-in door above. A large window adjacent to the door occupies two bays and appears to be original; it has the remains of a frame for a sliding wooden shutter. The blind
window to the southwest appears to be an original feature. For the most part, the windows have segmental heads and blue brick dressings including a single-course hood-mould.
On the northeast elevation a ground-floor window has been converted into a doorway, there is also a brick projection which would appear to have housed a stack, although there is now no evidence of this at roof level. The map evidence indicates that there was a narrow building extending from the northeast elevation which may have been an engine or boiler house; this existed in 1899 but had gone by 1924.
There were further buildings to the rear in 1899 which had been substantially rebuilt and expanded by 1924. The 1924 map describes the larger site to the northeast as a leather dressing works and it is possible this site (sharing the same yard entrance) was part of the larger complex (HER No: 1624/25/2). The buildings to the northeast have subsequently been demolished to make way for modern development.

{3} Colour photographs of exterior and interior and sketch plan of factory layout.

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

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

<3> Ballinger J, 2001?, Stimpson Perkins curriers (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN111014.

<4> Historic England, Undated, Former curriers, Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, BF103688 (Archive). SNN114096.

Record last edited

Sep 14 2022 5:02PM