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Buckle & Christian
Doorway Central Buildings
Central Buildings doorway and the whole property, at the corner of High Street and Queen Street, in 2010

James Buckle was a tailor and he came to Rushden in 1900. His first business premises were gutted in a fire, the day before his marriage.

He was married to Minnie Dorcas Ayllott in London in March 1900, and both were born at Luton.

John Christian, a tailor's cutter, was born at Nottingham, and he came to Rushden with his wife Mabel and his sister Ethel.

Their son Edgar was born in Rushden in February 1901.
1900 advert
Adverts in the Rushden Echo, May 1900
Advert

15 August 1902 - Northampton Mercury

County Court

John Christian, tailor, Rushden, sued G. Brooksby, Rushden for £2 12s. 6d., value for a suit of clothes.—Mr. Jacobs (Rushden) appeared for the plaintiff.—Defendant complained that the clothes did not fit, and the Judge ordered him to put them on. This defendant did in private, and on returning he was inspected by his Honour, who asked him if he played football.—Defendant: No.—His Honour: If you did you fill that out (meaning the coat). You don’t fill it at present quite. Upon closer inspection his Honour said: “You look very nice indeed. The shoulders are a little too broad.”—Defendant: The suit has been altered and now don’t fit.—His Honour: The trousers are all right. The coat could be altered. You will have to pay the amount.—Defendant: But he has offered to let me have them for 45s.—Plaintiff: But you refused.—His Honour: Verdict for the plaintiff for 45s. You will have to pay for the suit.—Defendant: I shall not pay for what I don’t want.


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