Monument record 1624/36/2 - 1950s Factory Building (R.Griggs & Co. Ltd)

Built in the 1950s, but probably occupies the site of an earlier boot and shoe factory. A single storey brick building with a van entrance in the gable and six large windows along its length. Now demolished Summary from record 1624/36/1: A large boot and shoe factory was demolished and replaced with the modern factory in the 1950s.

{1} It would appear that a large boot and shoe factory on this site was demolished and the present building built in the 1950s.

{2} Boot and Shoe Factory, Station Road. Possibly Spencer Shoe Factory. The building has now gone and been replaced with a modern shoe factory for R Griggs and Co. The current building is a single storey brick building with a van entrance in the gable end and six large windows along its length. It has a corrugated roof.

{3} A brick structure was revealed that belonged to the 19th century factory. It comprised a compact block of well-mortared, hand-made bricks in six courses of alternating headers and stretchers. The structure is understood to have been a foundation, or stand, for a heavy leather cutting press.

<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 8 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Wilson, M., 2016, 25 Station Road, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Investigation, November 2016, p. 11 (Report). SNN110597.

<4> Historic England, Undated, R Griggs and Company, G and P Closers Works, Addington Road, Irthlingborough, BF103685 (Archive). SNN114192.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 7:12PM