Monument record 1160/54 - Marlow & Sons Pheonix works

Site of a brick shoe factory built in 1896 in St George's Street, built on a corner site. It had a tall circular cupola. Also known as the Norvic Shoe Company Limited.

{1}Shoe factory built circa 1896; brick building with slate roof; 2 storeys with half cellar at street level; was still in use in 1966 by the Norvic Shoe Company; formerly Marlow & Sons Pheonix Works; now demolished.

{2}Marlow & Sons Pheonix works; shoe factory now demolished.

{3}Marlow & Sons Pheonix Works; shoe factory now demolished;

{4} Marlow's was the last purpose-built shoe factory founded in Northampton and dates back to 1890. The archway was the only part of the building that survived a fire c.2000, and has been re-erected further down St. George's Street as part of an art gallery.

{5} Built for J. Marlowe & Sons, in 1890, the factory was built on a corner site, with a prominent tower and dome; a four-storey extension was added in 1895 to accommodate a machine welting plant.

<1> Starmer G.H., 1966, CBA Record Cards: Industrial Archaeology in Northamptonshire, Recorded by GH Starmer, Aug-1966, Record No.NN66 (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN1626.

<2> Starmer G.H., 1973, National Register of Industrial Monuments, (checked) (Catalogue). SNN571.

<3> Starmer G.H., 1982, National Register of Industrial Monuments, (checked) (Catalogue). SNN563.

<4> BBC News, 2011, Shoe Company's Archway Restored, (checked) (Article). SNN107435.

<5> Palmer M; Neaverson P., 1992, Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands, p.194 (checked) (Book). SNN3691.

<6> Historic England, Undated, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, NRI01 (Archive). SNN113469.

Record last edited

Feb 10 2025 8:16PM