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Thomas Young had established his buisiness before taking on others and becoming Wright & Young. The invoice above is for making two windows to certain patterns, and dated 1954.
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| Northamptonshire Advertiser, Nov. 8,1963
The sale of 155 square yards of land forming part of the site of Thrift Cottages to Wright and Young Ltd., has been approved by Rushden Urban Council.
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| The Building Centre, later Building and Homemaker, was in Fitzwilliam Street. They supplied the building trade and also the 'do-it-yourself' amateurs.
Behind the shop was the yard where wood and class was cut to size, and wooden and wrought iron gates, ladders and steps were stored.
The building below the store was the old Primitive Methodist Church, which had been sold to the British Legion, and between the two buildings is a footpath leading through to the Duck Street car park.
Inside the shop there was a good range of paint, and brushes, and fixings, for trade and retail customers, as well as steps, washing lines, dustbins, brushes for the home, and seeds, tools, watering cans etc. for gardeners.
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The last shop, on much reduced stock lines, in Victoria Road.
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| The Company of Wright & Young, founded by Jane Young and Tom Young, began about December 1955, with three men: Tom Young was joined by employees Eric Fowell and Charlie Wilding. The premises in Fitzwilliam Street had originally been stables, and there was also a building in the middle of the yard. In June 1956 Jane's niece Anne E Barfoot (nee Franklin) started working in the office. The business grew and more staff were needed.
Alan Richardson joined in September 1956. Jane's brother William joined in 1963, and her nephew Ronald Piercey, and Doris Franklin came soon after. Other staff members were Mick Fuller, Ron Baxter, Brian Sherwood, Sam Arthurs, Jim ..., and Bill and Wynn Bryant.
Jane and Tom eventaully owned several houses. One house they owned was 9 Grove Road, and this was featured in the magazine "Womens' Own" in 1959. In 1965 they built 36 St Marys Avenue.
From notes by Irene Martin
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