Building record 7203/16/1 - Boot and shoe factory, 83 High Street South

An early integrated house and shoe factory, built in 1874, stands gable-on to the street on the north side of High Street South. It consists of three storeys and a basement, at least at the south end and is built on a narrow plan with walls of orange brick except on the south front where buff brick is employed. The return elevations are plain with segmental window heads and cogged eaves. To the east, facing the alley, there is a long blind area at the south end, from which a broad multi-flue stack rises. It appears that the ground and first floors were in domestic (rather than) use from the outset, while the basement and second floor, which have taking-in doorways on the south front, were in industrial use. This building is particularly important as an illustration of the close and persistent relationship between domestic and manufacturing space in the boot and shoe industry. Tyzown Boot Co., ?Eden & Co., J.A. Hulatt.

{1} W Green and Sons, Green's Yard, 'Albion Place'. William Green began making shoes in Rushden in 1860. The main factory building was erected in 1895. Also opened a factory in Irchester in 1913.
Boot and shoe factory dated 1874 on Albion Place. Was the first factory for William Green. Now utilised by 'In Style Graphics'.Film 4, photo 20-22.

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2000, Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe Survey, Site 55 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN105075.

<3> Historic England, Undated, 83 High Street South, Rushden, BF103821 (Archive). SNN114142.

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Jan 31 2025 1:04PM