This is one of the oldest premises in Rushden. In 1849 John Radburne ran his lace business here. At that time many women made lace at home and he would buy their lace. John Radburne also supplied them with the raw materials for their work. The shop (right) in 2008, shows that old windows have been replaced by smaller ones. Originally there were at least two more windows, and the shop fronts have been altered. As well as this shop, Mr Radburne owned land and property. He built three cottages at the northern end of the high street known as “Radburne Cottages” (now a factory outlet store) and he was responsible for the construction, in 1861, of “Ebenezer Terrace”; a row of cottages in Newton Road. The date stone was later built into a wall of a car park.