Building record 1160/455/1 - Allinson House, 2 Clare Street

Allinson & Co. (Also formerly F. Juggins & Co.). A four storey boot and shoe factory built on the corner of Clare Street and Earl Street. This `L' plan factory is built of brick with a half hipped slate-covered roof. A datestone over the front door gives the date of construction as 1888.

{1}Circa 1880 3 storey brick building with slate roof & sub-basement; iron- framed windows; still in use in 1967 by Allinson & Company; situated on corner of Earl Street & Clare Street;

{2}Circa 1880 3 storey building at north end of Earl Street & corner of Clare Street; in use in 1967 by Allinson & Company;

{3}Circa 1880 3 storey building at north end of Earl Street & corner of Clare Street; in use in 1967 by Allinson & Company;

{4} Former shoe factory, plain 3 storey + basement factory

{6} A classic three-storey + basement factory with glazed roof, squatting on the corner of Clare Street/Earl Street.

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

<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> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, p.62 Site 273 (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

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

<6> Palmer M; Neaverson P., 1992, Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands, p.195 (checked) (Book). SNN3691.

<7> Starmer G.H., 1966, CBA Record Cards: Industrial Archaeology in Northamptonshire, Recorded by GH Starmer, 09-Apr-1967, Record No.NN43 (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN1626.

<8> Historic England, Undated, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, NRI01 (Archive). SNN113469.

Record last edited

Jul 1 2022 3:26PM