Building record 1160/500 - The Bective Works, Kingsthorpe

This shoe machinery factory had its origins in two distinct buildings; the Bective shoe factory of John Branch & Sons - built 1901 - and the shoe machinery works - established circa 1907 - of Dilley & Sons. In 1924 the Bective Works subsumed the shoe machinery works and the current building - brick-built with a two-storey office front and north-lit ranges to the rear. Also known as Kingsthorpe Shoe Machinery Works

{2} This site has its origins in two distinct factories. The Bective Works, which probably faced Bective Road to the north, was built by the shoe manufacturers James Branch, whose London-based firm dated from 1866. He is said to have moved to Bective Road in 1901, abandoning the London factory in 1931. The Kingsthorpe Shoe Machinery Works, fronting Yelvertoft Road, was built around in 1907 for the firm of Dilley & Son, who produced a variety of shoe-making tools and machinery. By 1924 the Bective Works has subsumed the Kingsthorpe Works.

Includes description of buildings as existing.

<1> Morrison K.A.; Bond A., 2004, Built To Last? The Buildings of The Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Industry (Book). SNN104903.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 154 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Melikian, M. & Townsend, S., 2005, An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment of Bective Works, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, 2005 (Report). SNN105361.

<5> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 155 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<6> Undated, Kingfisher Health Studio, 1A Yelvertoft Road (formerly Bective Works, Bective Road and Kingsthorpe Shoe Machinery Works, Yelvertoft Road), Kingsthorpe, Northampton, BF103589 (Archive). SNN113712.

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Feb 5 2025 7:35PM