Building record 1160/471/2 - Factory Building, Kingswell Street
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{1} The charred remains of the Kingswell Street factory building once housed a thriving model making empire famed around the country at the turn of the 1900's. As well as railways the Bassett-Lowke factory supplied model steam engines, live steam locomotives and a range of model boats, scale ships and construction sets until 1965. The factory was set alight by arsonists on 11/06/03 and demolished a few days later.
<1> Chronicle & Echo, 2003, Gutted: More than fifty firefighters tackle major town centre blaze, (checked) (Article). SNN103246.
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- <1> SNN103246 Article: Chronicle & Echo. 2003. Gutted: More than fifty firefighters tackle major town centre blaze. Chronicle & Echo. (checked).
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 7533 6030 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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- None recorded
Record last edited
Apr 29 2004 1:58AM
