Click here to return to the main site entry page
Click here to return to the previous page
Listed by Kay Collins, 2007
Council Plans - 1888-1890

Rushden Council Building Notices - Plans Passed by Rushden Parochial Sanitary Committee (later RUDC)

Council Plans - mainpage

The plans are filed in date order, so they give us an insight into the development of our town. Sometimes the application was made by the builder contracted to a company or individual, but more often the company made the application, having employed the services of a draughtsman. Builders would buy a plot of land and make application to erect a house, or a pair of houses and as he increased his capital, so the number of houses on each application increased and even whole streets were eventually built by one builder. He in turn perhaps employed several smaller building companies or men with experience in a particular field.

The applications appear to have been passed just a few days after they were handed in.

For later plans see: Council meetings index


no.
 
plans street for
month
year
1
 
---
     
 
1888
2
 
---
     
 
1888
3
 
 
slaughter house Park Road Rushden Co-operative Society
 
1888
4
 
~
4 houses Dayton Street  
 
1888
5
 
 
3 houses Wellingborough Road H Sparrow
 
1888
6
 
^
house Crabb Street John Margetts
 
1888
7
 
---
     
 
1888
8
 
---
     
 
1888
9
 
---
     
 
1888
10
 
~
2 houses Fitzwilliam Street  
 
1888
11
 
 
5 houses Moor Road Charles Bayes
 
1888
12
 
~
warehouse & houses Fitzwilliam Street  
 
1888
13
 
 
stables Crabb Street Messrs Cunnington
 
1888
14
 
---
     
 
1888
15
 
 
2 houses Montgaue Street S Knight
 
1888
16
 
---
     
 
1888
17
 
~
3 cottages Lancaster Street  
 
1888
18
 
 
butchers shop & houses High Street (off) Rushden Co-operative Society
 
1888
19
 
^
3 houses Newton Road --- Litchfield
 
1888
20
 
 
temporary shed Wellingborough Road T H Higgins
Mar
1888
21
 
~
additions to house Newton Road  
 
1888
22
 
---
     
 
1888
23
 
~
stables Moor Road (rear of)  
 
1888
24
 
---
     
 
1888
25
 
---
     
 
1888
26
 
 
alterations to shop front High Street G Perkins
Apr
1888
27
 
 
2 houses Harborough Road E Claridge
Apr
1888
28
 
---
     
 
1888
29
 
 
workshop Crabb Street W Penness
 
1888
30
 
---
     
 
1888
31
 
 
villa Victoria Road H Brawn
Apr
1888
32
 
---
     
 
1888
33
 
---
     
 
1888
34
 
 
house Harborough Park Road S Robinson
May
1888
35
 
^
store room High Street Misses Foskett
 
1888
36
 
~
additions to shop High Street  
 
1888
37
 
^
new roads Rushden Hill Charles Spencer Esq
 
1888
38
 
~
2 houses Harborough Park Road  
 
1888
39
 
 
20 houses Cromwell Road A F Wells
 
1888
40
 
---
     
 
1888
41
 
^
cottage Queen Street Charles Meadows
 
1888
42
 
 
10 houses Cromwell Road B Cooney
 
1888
43
 
^
2 houses Cromwell Road G A Smith
 
1888
44
 
^
house Rushden Hill n/g
 
1888
45
 
 
2 houses Dayton Street H Sparrow
 
1888
46
 
^
3 cottages Grove Road Messrs Underwood & …
 
1888
47
 
 
bakery (new) High Street (backing onto Alfred St) n/g (near proposed new Bank)
 
1888
48
 
^
2 cottages Fitzwilliam Street J Craddick
 
1888
49
 
 
2 houses Moor Road Alfred Parker
 
1888
50
 
 
10 houses Rock Road S F Pye
 
1888
51
 
---
     
 
1888
52
 
 
Salvation Army Barracks Queen Street  
 
1888
53
 
 
new streets Rock Estate  
 
1888
54
 
^
houses Moor Road Miss Knowlton
 
1888
55
 
^
addition/alterations to cottages Rock Road Northamptonshire Bank
 
1888
56
 
^
3 houses & shop over Pratt Road ?
 
1888
57
 
^
house Moor Road ?
 
1888
58
 
~
30 houses Roberts Street  
 
1888
59
 
^
oven & bakehouse Newton Road (half way between Pratt & Cromwell)
 
1888
60
 
~
2 houses Moor Road  
 
1888
61
 
 
7 cottages Pratt Road A Franklin
Oct
1888
62
 
 
new streets Manton & Grove Roads/Roberts Street Mrs Manton of London
Oct
1888
63
 
^
workshop Cross Roads Estate A Farmer
 
1888
64
 
^
7 cottages Moor Road Mr Spencer
 
1888
65
 
^
out buildings Pemberton Street John Strachan
 
1888
66
 
~
10 houses Victoria Road  
 
1888
67
 
~
house Moor Road  
 
1888
68
 
 
house & shop Pratt Road W Chettle
 
1888
69
 
~
Salvation Army Barracks Queen Street  
 
1888
70
 
~
3 cottages Pemberton Road  
 
1888
71
 
---
     
 
1888
72
 
 
new roads Victoria Estate (Alexander/Albert Roads) Barnes & Mallett
 
1888
73
 
 
new barn Wellingborough Road John Packwood
Jan
1889
74
 
---
     
 
1889
75
 
 
12 houses Harborough Road Messrs Wells & Co
 
1889
76
 
 
house Moor Road H Sparrow
 
1889
77
 
 
2 houses Newton Road Alfred Sargent
 
1889
78
 
 
alterations to front of cottages Park Road Wm Packwood (at East Grove inside)
 
1889
79
 
^
new riveter's shop ( J Cave & Son) High Street Barnes & Miller (builders)
Feb
1889
80
 
---
     
 
1889
81
 
 
4 houses Harborough Road G Bull & J Mackness
 
1889
82
 
 
extension to warehouse n/g Chares Cunnington
 
1889
83
 
 
extension to factory n/g Cave & Sons
 
1889
84
 
 
additions to rear of premises High Street Mr Carter, jewellery shop
Mar
1889
85
 
 
house Queen Street Thomas Sargent
 
1889
86
 
 
5 houses (not in an envelope) Cromwell Road G Bradshaw
 
1889
86
a
 
extension to factory --- W Claridge
 
1889
87
 
 
2 cottages Lancaster Street (Queen St. on envelope) C E Knight (adjacent Mr Swindall's yard)
Mar
1889
88
 
 
shoe factory & cottages Crabb St & Manton Road George White
 
1889
89
 
 
additions to Oakley PH Wellingborough Road (outsales & bay window to front)
 
1889
90
 
 
31 cottages Rushden Hill Lime/Oak/Elm Streets
 
1889
91
 
 
10 houses Washbrook (Crossroads Est) back to Pemberton Rd George Dawkins of W'boro
 
1889
92
 
 
2 houses Victoria Road Mr Wilkerson
 
1889
93
 
 
house Harborough Road (between E Claridge & T Lilley) E Maddams
 
1889
94
 
 
3 houses Moor Road (between Rechabites & Mr Packwood) W Lewis
Apr
1889
95
 
 
2 houses Moor Road Rechabites Club
Apr
1889
96
 
 
alterations to Oakley PH Wellingborough Road extension to tap room
 
1889
97
 
 
shoe factory Park Road Fred Knight
 
1889
98
 
 
cottage Fitzwilliam Street (below Mr Mason, near Prim Meth)
 
1889
99
 
 
3 cottages Moor Road (145ft from Fitzwilliam Street corner) T C Wright (A Wright factory - Horrells?)
 
1889
100
 
 
house Moor Road Walter Green
 
1889
101
 
 
2 houses Moor Road Edward Coles
 
1889
102
 
---
     
 
1889
103
 
 
new shop front High Street (next to PO) Charles Hewitt
 
1889
104
 
^
2 houses & corner shop Blinco Road/Cromwell Road G A Smith
 
1889
105
 
 
shop Church Street (2nd plot above Alfred St) John Clipson
 
1889
106
 
 
2 cottages Harborough Road William Sears
 
1889
107
 
---
     
 
1889
108
 
 
2 houses Alfred Street (now Laughton's plumbers) Edwin Knight (adj. E & H Knight - builders yd)
 
1889
109
 
 
closets & workshops Harborough Road C Bayes
 
1889
110
 
 
shoe factory Rushden Hill Agar & Baddams
 
1889
111
 
---
     
 
1889
112
 
 
cottage Manton Road Eli Robinson
 
1889
113
 
 
2 shops High Street A C Ashby
 
1889
114
 
 
house, shop & bakehouse Wellingborough Road Mrs Higgins
 
1889
115
 
 
factory & house Albert Road John Wilmott
 
1889
116
 
 
shop Alfred Street W H Darnell
 
1889
117
 
 
4 cottages Harborough Road George Skinner
 
1889
118
 
~
9 cottages Harborough Road empty envelope
 
1889
119
 
~
warehouse Fitzwilliam Street empty envelope
 
1889
120
 
 
out houses Newton Road George Clark
 
1889
121
 
---
     
 
1889
122
 
 
workshop Washbrook Road J Denton
 
1889
123
 
 
shoe factory Manton Road Samuel Knight jun
 
1889
124
 
 
stable Fitzwilliam Street Thomas Wilmott
 
1889
125
 
 
Primitive Methodist Chapel Fitzwilliam Street  
 
1889
126
 
 
additional rooms to house North Street Mr Brown, grocer &c
 
1889
127
 
---
     
 
1889
128
 
~
shop Duck Street empty envelope
 
1889
129
 
 
workshop Rushden Hill Mr Rogers
 
1889
130
 
 
workshop Harborough Road Adnitt & Everard
 
1889
131
 
 
3 cottages Harborough Road Adnitt & Everard
 
1889
132
 
 
house Newton Road John Knight
 
1889
133
 
 
2 houses Washbrook Road Dawkins Bros, builders
 
1889
134
 
 
additions to factory Rectory Road Joseph Knight
 
1889
135
 
 
extension (road) Harborough Road Messrs Lilley & Skinner
 
1889
136
 
 
new streets Wentworth Road/Lancaster Street Hon. C W W Fitzwilliam
 
1889
137
 
 
Independent Wesleyan Schools Queen Street  
 
1889
138
 
 
house & factory Manton Road/Grove Road F S Knight
 
1890
139
 
 
curriers room High Street Denton & Son
 
1890
140
 
 
house, shop & bakehouse Moor Road not given
 
1890
141
 
 
7 dwellings Rectory Road Mrs M A Smith
 
1890
142
 
 
2 houses Montague Street Messrs C Bayes & Son
 
1890
143
 
 
house & factory Moor Road Ingram & Co
 
1890
144
 
 
leather warehouse Wellingborough Road Lilley & Skinner
 
1890
145
 
 
3 houses (plots 107/108) Robinson Road John Drage
 
1890
146
 
 
alteration to doorway High Street John Packwood
 
1890
147
 
 
house Queen Street Henry Clayton
 
1890
148
 
 
2 houses, shops & stables Wellingborough Road G Kingham
 
1890
149
 
 
alterations & additions to house Wellingborough Road C E Knight
 
1890
150
 
---
     
 
1890
151
 
 
2 cottages Fitzwilliam Street Mr Bromage
 
1890
152
 
^
house & shop High Street George Jordan
 
1890
153
 
 
factory Rectory Road E Claridge & Sons
 
1890
154
 
---
     
 
1890
155
 
 
8 houses Manton Road A Franklin
 
1890
156
 
 
factory Rushden Hill Abraham Groome
 
1890
157
 
 
3 houses Grove Road S Knight jun
 
1890
158
 
 
house Queen Street Charles Wright
 
1890
159
 
---
     
 
1890
160
 
 
2 houses Manton Estate Mr Barwick
 
1890
161
 
 
additions to bakehouse Little Street Charles Bayes
 
1890
162
 
 
shop High Street Messrs Lilley & Skinner
 
1890
163
 
 
cottage Queen Street H Smith
 
1890
164
 
 
stable adjacent to High Street W Smith
 
1890
165
 
 
additions to house High Street H Checksfield
 
1890
166
 
 
3 houses Montague Street (SW corner) R Smith
 
1890
167
 
 
cottage Manton Road S Knight jun
 
1890
168
 
 
2 cottages Moor Road A E Farmer
 
1890
169
 
~
bank High Street empty envelope
 
1890
170
 
 
house Manton Road H W Litchfield
 
1890
171
 
 
2 cottages Queen Street Mr Whittington
 
1890
172
 
 
cottage Queen Street Mr Miller
 
1890
172
a
 
School Church Midland Road St Peter's Church
Jul
1894
173
 
 
new washhouse Little Street Mrs Parnell for R Friendly Society
 
1890
174
 
 
beer house & 2 cottages Moor Road P Phipps & Co
 
1890
175
 
 
cottage Washbrook Road John Denton
 
1890
176
 
 
stable (behind house/bakehouse) Newton Road John Wright
 
1890
177
 
---
     
 
1890
178
 
 
alteration to house Wellingborough Road not given
 
1890
179
 
 
workshop Church Street Gas Works
 
1890
180
 
---
     
 
1890
181
 
 
5 houses Moor Road Mr Bayes
 
1890
182
 
 
workshop Fitzwilliam Street John Craddock
 
1890
183
 
 
4 houses Grove Road S Knight jun
 
1890
184
 
 
house & shop Bedford Road A C B Praed Esq
 
1890
185
 
 
house & shop High Street S Knight
 
1890
186
 
---
     
 
1890

KEY : Some envelopes are empty ~, some are missing ---.
A few are in a very poor state and are marked ^ in this list. (unable to unfold for inspection)
Only a few of the early documents have a date but it appears they were filed in date order.
Numbers on some envelopes have been used twice so I have added a "D" to the duplicates.
Most of the early plans are on tracing paper which has gone brittle with age, but by 1912 many were on linen.
Most envelopes have the details of property & street and some have the name of the owner or builder on the outer.
A few envelopes did not contain what is written on the outer but this is noted in the listing.

Council Plans - mainpage
NRO Ref: Accessions 2005/67 & 2005/96 (26 boxes)
Click here to return to the main index of features
Click here to return to the History index
Click here to e-mail us