Building record 1160/0/291 - 104-108 Artizan Road, Northampton

Three-storey boot and shoe factory built in the 1890s and extended in 1899. Historic name: Bona Fide Boot Warehouse (Warren & Co.). It is constructed of brick and has no original fenestration surviving. It has a slate roof.

{1} This three-storey boot and shoe factory on the east side of Artizan Street has a street elevation of thirteen bays. The eight bays to the north represent the original factory. The principal entrance was probably in the northernmost bay, which has been remodelled. The first-floor loading doorway was in the southernmost bay, where it is marked out by a lower head than the windows. The first- and second-floor windows have a continuous stone lintel band topped on the first floor by a small cornice, and on the second by a deeper eaves cornice. There were probably sill bands on each floor, though on the first floor a modern fascia conceals the sills. The windows have been altered but a number, chiefly on the second floor, retain four-pane opening top-lights. On the street elevation the gables have moulded stone kneelers.
The five bay extension to the south, built before 1899, is similar stylistically, but utilises a lighter-coloured brick. The bonded junction between the two phases is marked by a line of closers. The addition, which has three basement windows and a basement taking-in hatch, also has a further entrance in the southernmost bay, and a large ridge-mounted louvre. Extensive rear ranges, present by 1899, were not seen.

<1> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Northampton Site 97 (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<2> Historic England, Undated, 108 Artizan Road, Northampton, BF103615 (Archive). SNN113824.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 6:57PM