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Listed by Kay Collins, 2007
Council Plans - 1897-1905

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.

no.
 
plans street for
month
year
435
 
 
2 houses Midland Road T Swindall
 
1897
436
 
^
2 houses Oakley Road Mr Southam
 
1897
437
 
 
wash house High Street South (between W Green & Mr Higgins) Thos Knight, butcher
 Feb
1897
438
 
 
additions to house Church St Dr H S Baker
 Mar
1897
439
 
^
house Griffith Street W Penness
 
1897
440
 
 
Club building Newton Road Athletic Club & Institute
 
1897
441
 
 
6 houses Pratt Road J Wright
 
1897
442
 
 
villa residence Grove Road E Wrighton
 
1897
443
 
 
alterations to property High Street C Smith
 
1897
443
a
 
quoits shed Windmill Road Windmill Club & Institute
Mar
1897
444
 
 
house Griffith Street J Button
 
1897
445
 
large
extension to premises High Street (between Mr Tall & Mr Wilkerson) Mr Bye for W B Skinner
Mar
1897
446
 
^
4 houses East Grove J Wilmott
 
1897
447
 
^
additions to Waggon & Horses High Street South Hipwell & Co
Mar
1897
448
 
^
4 houses East Grove J Wilmott
 
1897
449
 
^
3 houses Essex Road A Clayton
 
1897
450
 
~
car shed Queen Street  
 
1897
451
 
 
6 houses Pratt Road J Wright
 
1897
452
 
 
7 houses Oakley Road James Jaques
Apr
1897
453
 
 
slaughter house (letter attached) Blinco Road E Warren
 
1897
454
 
 
4 houses Denmark Road Miss S M Linsell
Mar
1897
455
 
 
house, shop & w/c's High Street South Messrs Hipwell
Apr
1897
456
 
 
new bedroom (over kitchen) 30 Moor Road T Swindall
 
1897
457
 
 
6 w/c's High Street South (between Dr Owen & land Mid. Rly) Mrs Warner
 
1897
458
 
 
new shop fronts Wellingborough Road / Dayton Street J T Reid
Apr
1897
459
 
 
house & photographer's shop + lock-up shop Higham Road Wm Chettle
 
1897
460
 
 
additions to workshop Moor Road C Bayes
 
1897
461
 
 
shed High Street/Midland Road (behind Mr Sanders' factory) Mr Radbone
 
1897
462
 
 
alterations to Athletic Club    
Aug
1910
463
 
^
4 houses Wellingborough Road *not opened - too brittle
 
 
464
 
^
4 houses Grove Road J Sears
 
 
465
 
 
3 houses Little Street Dr Owen
 
1897
466
 
 
2 houses Denmark Road (between W Sargent & Mr Pratt) T Burton
 
1897
467
 
 
workshop Washbrook Road J Jacques
 
1897
468
 
 
fasting pen & copper house High Street G H Skinner
 
1897
469
 
^
additions to premises (scullery & kitchen) High Street J Smith
 
1897
470
 
^
house Park Road (building instructions attached) Trustees of Wesleyan Church
 
1897
471
 
^
2 houses - amended Griffith Street Wm Penness
 
1897
472
 
^
additions to club Higham Road R & District Trades Club & Institute
 
1897
473
 
 
2 houses Portland Road - Mr Franklin's Estate J Shortland
 
1897
474
 
 
2 houses Oakley Road T Swindall
 
1897
475
 
~
additions to factory High Street  
 
1897
476
 
 
new office Park Road William Packwood
 
1897
477
 
 
addition of cellar to premises High Street C Smith
Jul
1897
478
 
 
4 houses off Rectory Road (*Portland Road) Mr Franklin
 
1897
479
 
^
alterations & additions to house Higham Road Paul Cave
Aug
1897
480
 
---
     
 
1897
481
 
 
new factory Shirley Road (between Gas Works & Railway) Messrs Nurrish, Nurrish & Pallett
 
1897
482
 
 
villa residence Newton Road C L Bradfield
Jul
1897
483
 
~
2 houses & shops Newton Road  
 
1897
483
a
^
pavement lights (for daylight to cellar) Newton Road C G Ward
Sep
1897
484
 
 
factory Glassbrook Road (opposite Brookfield Road) Allebone & Hyde
 
1897
485
 
 
9 houses & shop Cromwell Road/Robinson Road Frank Henson
Sep
1897
486
 
 
4 workshops Pemberton Street H Warner, Irchester
 
1897
487
 
 
bakehouse Cromwell Road John Barringer
 
1897
488
 
 
bottling house (off licence) Cromwell Road/Pratt Road Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd
 
1897
489
 
 
additions to Rose & Crown Inn High Street Mrs Higgins
 
1897
490
 
 
house Grove Road R Rice
 
1897
491
 
 
closet & w/c Wellingborough Road C Cunnington
 
1897
492
 
---
     
 
1897
493
 
^
stable & coach house with hay loft Griffith Street W Penness
 
1897
494
 
 
villa residence Essex Road/Park Road F Corby
 
1897
495
 
 
5 houses (plots 65-69) Denmark Road H H Hobbs
Sep
1897
496
 
 
box factory Cromwell Road Arthur Smith
Oct
1897
497
 
 
wood & coal barn High Street - yard off S Powell
 
1897
498
 
^
4 houses & outbuildings Letter attached
re party wall agreed with "the Miss Fosketts"
Essex Road A Clayton
Oct
1897
499
 
 
house Queen Street T Bromage
 
1897
500
 
 
factory Glassbrook Road W Hewitt
 
1897
501
 
 
sanitary block for factory Station Road (*Jaques & Clark) Austin & Bond
 
1897
502
 
 
12 houses (plots 100-122) Queen Street T Bruxby, Kettering
 
1897
503
 
 
house Glassbrook Road T Swindall
 
1897
504
 
^
shoe factory Glassbrook Road W Hewitt
Nov
1897
505
 
 
villa residence Wellingborough Road G Kilsby
 
1897
506
 
 
additions to factory (pressroom/store &
clickers room over)
Moor Road R Smith
Nov
1897
507
 
large
new road Pightles Estate Winchester Road Messrs Knight & Bradfield
 
1897
508
 
---
     
 
1897
509
 
^
2 houses Glassbrook Road Henry Sparrow
 
1897
510
 
 
4 houses & shop Glassbrook Road/ Brookfield Road George Clayton
 
1897
511
 
 
4 houses Sartoris Road George Clayton
 
1897
512
 
 
5 houses Robinson Road Charles Bull
 
1897
513
 
 
4 houses Harborough Park Road B Mortimer
Nov
1897
514
 
 
amendments to Rose & Crown plan High Street Mrs Higgins
 
1897
515
 
^
villa residence 276 Wellingborough Road A Wright
 
1897
516
 
 
villa residence Kimbolton Road Miss K Smith
 
1897
517
 
 
villa residence Pightles Terrace H Bull
 
1897
518
 
 
additions to schools Alfred Street School Board
 
1897
519
 
 
house & out buildings Cromwell Road J Ridgway
 
1897
520
 
 
house & shop Washbrook Road G Rogers
 
1897
521
 
large
new street - drainage Shirley Park Estate (between Railway & Gas Works) Messrs Pendered & Clark
 
1897
522
 
 
new shop front High Street (next to walkway to main car park) E Claridge
 
1897
523
 
 
3 houses (3 sheets) Wellingborough Road (between Gordon St & Gravely Rd) Mrs M A Whitbread & Sons (W T jun & Herbert)
 
1897
524
 
 
house Queen Street Mr Wadsworth
 
1897
525
 
 
w/c at restaurant High Street Mrs Higgins
 
1897
535
 
 
2 houses & out buildings Glassbrook Road (nearly opposite Windmill Rd) H Sparrow
Feb
1898
537
 
 
     
 
1898
574
 
 
Windmill Club & Institute Glassbrook Road  
 
1898
624
 
 
2 houses Denmark Road Mrs M Cary
 
c1899
681
 
^
2 houses & shop Wellingborough Road J Sears
 
c1900
822
 
 
factory College Street John Cave & Sons Ltd
 
c1901
825
 
 
2 shops High Street Desborough
 
c1901
826
 
 
engine house Queen Street Whittington & Tomlin
 
c1901
827
 
 
shoe factory Alfred Street J Cave & Sons
 
c1901
828
 
 
house Newton Road Mr Saint
 
c1901
829
 
 
additions to factory Crabb Street Sargent & Co
 
c1901
830
 
 
2 houses Harborough Road J Sayer
 
c1901
831
 
 
bungalow Court Estate M A Fish
 
c1901
832
 
 
4 houses Oakley Road T Swindall
 
c1901
833
 
 
trap shed & coal place Newton Road Mr Radburn
 
c1901
834
 
 
3 cottages Wellingborough Road J Lovell
 
c1901
835
 
 
leather store Harborough Road George Selwood
 
c1901
836
 
 
shop front Wellingborough Road C Knight
 
c1901
837
 
 
additions to workshop Station Road T Swindall
 
c1901
838
 
 
2 cottages Wellingborough Road Joseph Harrison
 
c1901
839
 
 
stable Bedford Road Bramley Moore
 
c1901
840
 
 
urinal etc Athletic Club  
 
c1901
841
 
 
2 houses Harborough Road Mr Drage
 
c1901
842
 
 
2 houses Robinson Road Mr Wilmott
 
c1901
843
 
 
infant school Hayway School Board
 
c1901
844
 
 
house & shop Wellingborough Road E Smith
 
c1901
845
 
 
8 houses York Road Mrs Owen
 
c1901
846
 
 
house Bedford Road E Woods
 
c1901
847
 
 
house & shop Wellingborough Road E Smith
 
c1901
848
 
 
3 cottages Cromwell Road William Packwood
 
c1901
849
 
 
new office premises High St/College Street J Cave & Son
 
c1901
850
 
 
business premises High Street Rushden Co-op Society
 
c1901
851
 
 
additions to house   C Wright
 
c1901
852
 
 
WC drainage Hilly Farm, High Street South H Sartoris Exors
 
c1901
853
 
 
additions to factory Roberts Street Robinson Bros
 
c1901
853
D
 
6 cottages Spencer Road C E Bayes
 
c1901
854
 
 
house Harborough Road B Brawn
 
c1901
855
 
 
house Knuston Road C Claridge
 
c1901
856
 
 
engine room John Street F Corby
 
c1901
857
 
 
2 houses & shops Wellingborough Road F Noble
 
c1901
858
 
 
engine room Rectory Road George Denton
 
c1901
859
 
~
2 shops High Street W Radford
-
-
860
 
 
additions to factory Glassbrook Road T Swindall
 
c1902
861
 
 
house Glassbrook Road J Sears
 
c1902
862
 
 
4 cottages Oakley Road J Mayo
 
c1902
863
 
 
additions to factory Glassbrook Road W J Hyde
 
c1902
864
 
 
house Newton Road G Selwood
 
c1902
865
 
 
factory College Street/Duck Street Standard Rotary Machine Co
 
c1902
866
 
 
6 cottages Spencer Road C Bayes
 
c1902
867
 
 
6 cottages Robinson Road T Wilmott
 
c1902
868
 
 
cowshed Hayway William Sanders
 
c1902
869
 
 
2 houses Irchester Road J Harrison
 
c1902
870
 
 
shed & storehouse Griffith Street C Bayes
 
c1902
871
 
 
2 cottages Spencer Road C Bayes
 
c1902
872
 
 
corrugated iron shed off Higham Road A Groom & Sons
 
c1902
873
 
 
4 houses Wellingborough Road T Swindall
 
c1902
874
 
 
engine house Manton Road V Burrows
 
c1902
875
 
 
2 houses Higham Road Mr Badhams
 
c1902
876
 
 
4 houses Gordon Street R Marriott
 
c1902
877
 
 
4 houses Higham Road A Pack
 
c1902
878
 
 
additions to house Victoria Road F Cave
 
c1902
879
 
 
house & out buildings Bedford Road M Bates
 
c1902
880
 
 
shop front 58 High Street Maypole Dairy Co
 
c1902
881
 
 
stable & coach house Queen Street C Green
 
c1902
882
 
 
2 houses Portland Road T Wilmott
 
c1902
883
 
 
10 houses Portland Road William Packwood
 
c1902
884
 
 
10 houses Spencer Road E Bayes
 
c1902
885
 
 
additions to factory John Street J Northern
 
c1903
886
 
 
additions to Zion Baptist Chapel Station Road The Trustees
Feb
1903
887
 
 
shed Glassbrook Road J Hyde
 
1903
888
 
 
carpenters shop Glassbrook Road Messrs Luck & Andrew
 
1903
889
 
 
additions to factory Moor Road Mr Horrell
 
1903
890
 
 
stable & coach house Wellingborough Road E Smith
 
1903
891
 
 
house Higham Road W Walker
 
1903
892
 
 
house Bedford Road Charles Dennis
 
1903
893
 
 
temporary iron theatre Newton Road Mr Hare
 
1903
894
 
 
new streets Newton Road Knight & Bradfield
 
1903
895
 
 
4 houses Oakley Road J C Mayo
 
1903
896
 
 
10 houses Robinson Thomas Wilmott
 
1903
897
 
 
4 houses Oakley Road T Swindall
 
1903
898
 
 
house Queen Street F J White
 
1903
899
 
 
amended plan - stable & coach house Wellingborough Road E Smith
 
1903
900
 
 
houses Upper Queen Street Stephen Sears
 
1903
900
a
 
2 houses Knuston Road R Marriott
Mar
1903
901
 
 
2 houses Knuston Road R Marriott
Mar
1903
902
 
 
additions to factory John Street J Northern
 
1903
903
 
---
     
 
1903
904
 
 
house Court Estate R Whitney
 
1903
905
 
---
     
 
1903
906
 
 
2 houses Station Road T Swindall
May
1903
907
 
 
store room 55 High Street J Cave & Sons
 
1903
908
 
 
new buildings Shirley Road Gas Company
 
1903
909
 
 
2 houses Griffith Street C Bayes
 
1903
910
 
 
house Bedford Road S Higgins
 
1903
911
 
---
     
 
1903
912
 
 
alterations to cottages Higham Road Phipps & Co
 
1903
913
 
 
house Court Estate J Cooper
 
1903
914
 
 
shed Cromwell Road H W Chapman
 
1903
915
 
 
temporary shed Portland Road Co-op Society
 
1903
916
 
 
new street Carnegie Street Swindall & Clark
Jul
1903
917
 
 
additions to outdoor beer house Cromwell Road Newport Pagnell Brewery
 
1903
918
 
 
extension to factory Park Road Fred Knight
 
1903
919
 
 
alterations to rear of premises High Street (Croft & Nicholls) William Mark
Oct
1903
920
 
 
2 cottages, stable & coach house Elm Street T Patenall
Oct
1903
921
 
 
Compass Inn High Street South Phipps & Co
Oct
1903
922
 
 
6 houses Portland Road William Packwood
 
1903
923
 
 
house Higham Road W Nurrish
 
1903
924
 
 
2 houses Portland Road T Wilmott
 
1903
925
 
 
2 houses Higham Road T Swindall
 
1903
926
 
 
2 houses Newton Road Miss M Fountain
 
1903
927
 
 
additions to shed Higham Road William Packwood
 
1903
928
 
 
glass covering Portland Road Co-op Wholesale Society
 
1903
929
 
 
extension to factory Portland Road Co-op Wholesale Society
 
1903
930
 
---
     
 
1903
931
 
 
2 houses Newton Road Knight & Bradfield
Dec
1903
932
 
 
additions to corrugated iron store shed Harborough Road George Selwood
 
1903
933
 
 
house & shop Higham Road G Brown
Jan
1904
934
 
 
2 houses Wellingborough Road Harrison & Windsor
 
1904
935
 
 
house Wellingborough Road A Okins
 
1904
936
 
 
2 houses Oakley Road J C Mayo
 
1904
937
 
 
6 cottages Rectory Estate T Wilmott
 
1904
938
 
 
cottage Wellingborough Road S A Ball
 
1904
939
 
 
stable & coach house Brookfield Road T Surridge
 
1904
940
 
 
gas main Rectory Road to Lightstrung George Denton
 
1904
941
 
 
alterations to Rushden House Wymington Road E C Browning
Mar
1904
941
a
 
caretaker's lodge Rushden House Wymington Road E C Browning
 
1904
942
 
 
house Court Estate Rev. Woods
 
1904
943
 
 
2 houses Brookfield Road T Swindall
 
1904
944
 
 
additions to house Duck Street J Cave & Son
 
1904
945
 
 
house Hayway T Harris
 
1904
946
 
 
additions to she factory Portland Road Co-op Wholesale Society
Mar
1904
947
 
 
house Oakley Road T Swindall
Mar
1904
948
 
 
house Essex Road C Lawrence
 
1904
949
 
 
additions & alterations to engineer's shop Lawton Road E Salmon & Co
 
1904
950
 
 
alterations to house Queen Street Co-op Society
May
1904
951
 
---
     
May
1904
952
 
 
shop Park Road Co-op Society
Jun
1904
953
 
 
2 houses Washbrook Road T Swindall
Jun
1904
954
 
 
leather store Denmark Road Percy Collins
Jun
1904
955
 
 
2 houses Hayway G Harris
Jul
1904
956
 
 
house Higham Road Mr Pallett
Jul
1904
957
 
 
house Higham Road W Nurrish
Jul
1904
958
 
 
house Hayway J Wilkins
Jul
1904
959
 
 
workshop Shirley Road Gas Co
Jul
1904
960
 
 
coal house & extension to retort Portland Road Co-op Wholesale Society
Jul
1904
961
 
 
house, shop & stable Station Road J Hewitt
Aug
1904
962
 
 
house Bedford Road W J Osborne
Aug
1904
963
 
 
house & outbuildings Portland Road H Martin
Sep
1904
964
 
 
alterations to house 52 Queen Street C G Crick
Sep
1904
965
 
 
house Wellingborough Road W G Wilmott
Aug
1904
966
 
---
     
 
1904
967
 
 
new mixed schools Hayway Northants County Council
Oct
1904
968
 
 
barns Newton Road Knight & Bradfield
Nov
1904
969
 
 
barn Higham Road W Nurrish
Oct
1904
970
 
 
4 houses Oakley Road J Mayo
Dec
1904
971
 
 
factory Shirley Road Nurrish, Nurrish & Pallett
Dec
1904
972
 
 
house Park Road Harry Knight
Nov
1904
973
 
 
outhouse Glassbrook Road C Fisher
Jan
1905
974
 
 
6 houses Brookfield Road T Swindall
Jan
1905
975
 
 
weights & measures offices North Street Northants County Council
Jan
1905
976
 
 
shoe factory Shirley Road Nurrish, Nurrish & Pallett
Jan
1905
977
 
 
coal shed Station Road Jaques & Clark
Jan
1905
978
 
 
2 coal barns Beaconsfield Place Mrs Warner
Mar
1905
979
 
 
engineer's stores Station Road Jaques & Clark
Mar
1905
980
 
 
additions to house Bedford Road Mostyn Bramley-Moore
Mar
1905
981
 
 
coach house Station Road W G Willmott
Mar
1905
982
 
 
Church of St Peter Midland Road Vicar and Churchwardens
Feb
1905
983
 
 
6 houses Portland Road William Packwood
Mar
1905
984
 
 
Free Library Newton Road Free Library Committee
Mar
1905
985
 
 
coal barn - rear of property High Street Mrs Warner
Apr
1905
986
 
 
8 houses Kings Road T Willmott
Apr
1905
987
 
 
iron shed Washbrook Road C Bayes
Mar
1905
988
 
 
6 houses Portland Road William Packwood
Apr
1905
989
 
 
6 w/cs 62-72 Crabb Street G Botterill
May
1905
990
 
 
villa residence Irchester Road J Knight
Apr
1905
991
 
 
house Grove Road Walter Robinson
Apr
1905
992
 
 
shed Park Road F Knight
May
1905
993
 
 
w/c 68-70 Newton Road Northants Union Bank
May
1905
994
 
 
3 houses Glassbrook Road T Swindall
May
1905
995
 
 
stable & coach house John Street F Corby
Jun
1905
996
 
 
4 houses Bedford Road C Bayes
Aug
1905
997
 
 
engine house Newton Road Northants Union Bank
Sep
1905
998
 
 
5 barns & wash houses High Street South Messrs Hipwell
Sep
1905
999
 
 
shed Wellingborough Road Co-op Society
Sep
1905
1000
 
 
alterations & additions Rushden Lodge Kimbolton Road G Parsons
Oct
1905
1001
 
 
additions to house 3 Fitzwilliam Street C Horrell
Oct
1905
1002
 
 
2 houses Pytchley Road W Mayo
Oct
1905
1003
 
 
coach house Newton Road Mr Packwood
Nov
1905
1004
 
 
addition to engine house Glassbrook Road J Hyde & Co
Nov
1905
1005
 
 
engine room - rear of factory Moor Road C Horrell
Nov
1905
1006
 
 
stable & coach house Sartoris Road S Skinner
Dec
1905

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.

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