Building record 1160/456/1 - 1 Colwyn Road

A brick built boot and shoe factory on the junction of Colwyn Road and Hunter Street. It is nine bays long and three bays wide with four storeys including a basement. It is first shown on the Ordnance Survey maps in 1899. WF Strickland Ltd. (Formerly James Birch and Birch & Chater). Locally listed building.

{1} c.1885 boot and shoe factory of three storeys.

{3} A brick built boot and shoe factory on the junction of Colwyn Road and Hunter Street. It is nine bays long and three bays wide and has four storeys including a basement. It is first shown on the Ordnance Survey maps in 1899.
This factory was once occupied by James Birch and later by W F Strickland.

<1> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 75 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 1996-2013, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter, Issue 125 p.4 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN55360.

<3> Morrison K.A.; Bond A., 2004, Built To Last? The Buildings of The Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Industry (Book). SNN104903.

<4> Undated, 1 Colwyn Road, Northampton, BF103600 (Archive). SNN113726.

<5> Northampton Borough Council, 2011, Northampton's Boot and Shoe Quarter: Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, p. 34 (Report). SNN112202.

<6> Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A, 2022, A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire, p. 61/ Site 266 (Book). SNN113793.

<7> West Northamptonshire Council, 2024, Local Heritage List, November 2024, p. 9 (Report). SNN116732.

Record last edited

Mar 3 2025 2:49PM