Building record 1160/397/1 - Factory Building(s), 24 Thenford Street

A small boot and shoe factory consisting of a three storey building and a range of single storey north-lit sheds. Both buildings are brick with slate-covered roofs. South and west ranges depicted in 1882. In 1893 listed as Worley & Co

{1} Site visited in response to request from applicant regarding access condition.

{2} Photos show the ground floor making area principle landings of the three-storey factory and general external views.

{3} Site already documented in the extensive boot and shoe survey undertaken by English Heritage.

{4}Earliest date c.1875. Shown on 1882 OS mapping. In 1893 identified as Worley & Co, Boot and Shoe manufacturers. Thomas Richardsons by 1906. Used as a tobacco warehouse in the 1930s, a wholesale chemical factors in 1940, a milk-float depot in the 1950s. In 1990 it was being used by T.K.Nibbs & Son as an invalid car repair garage.

In 1882 this small former boot and shoe factory consisted of two separate buildings around a yard. The 3-storey building at the rear of the yeard appears, from the front at least, to conform to a common pattern for a small show factory. On the west side of the yard is a 2-storey building with a lean-to roof; its east facing elevation is obscured by the later north-lit range built over that yard, but the 1882 map suggests that it was open-fronted originally. Some features of this site are unusual for a shoe factory. The adjoining house to the west, No.22, was occupied by F. Mallard and Co, boot and shoe manufacturers, in 1896 and has a longer than usual rear range.

<1> Ellison M., 2002, SMR Report Form, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN101501.

<2> Ellison M., 2002, 24 Thenford Street, (unchecked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN101500.

<3> Cooke J.; Hilsden K.; Menuge A.; Williams A., 2000, The Northamptonshire Boot & Shoe Industry: Summary Report, (unchecked) (Report). SNN100715.

<4> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 144 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<5> Historic England, Undated, 24 Thenford Street, Northampton, BF103513 (Archive). SNN113864.

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Aug 23 2022 8:58AM