Rushden Research Group: Crabb Street

Crabb Street

c1910 looking up towards the Baptist Church in Park Road

Corner at the foot of Crabb Street.
Left is the Co-op. Right is High Street South high causeway.

Townsend's site looking towards Crabb Street c1950 and a York Bros bus

The first part of Crabb Street is steep, towards Co-op Row. The road then turns south where Walter Sargent's factory stood (now flats), and turns east into the main street which leads to Park Road and the Baptist Church seen facing down the road.


	left - end view of this factory unit, with Walter Sargent's main factory adjoining at 7.

Taken in 2009 from an upstairs window of one of the houses facing the factory above.

These workshops were for shoe work done at home.

By WWI most work was transferred into the factories.

Behind is a rear access path, and a rear view of houses on High Street South causeway.

nos 44 - 80

42 Crabb Street decorated with a St John Ambulance roundel at the top, perhaps for
the 1953 Coronation?
Bill Houghton was a long time member.


Rosebery Terrace was built in 1884 Nos 74-80 Crabb Street - the plaque is above the gate to the 'entry' which gives access to the rear gardens and yard areas.


From a 1919 photo 78-90 Crabb Street 84-90 now demolished	82 Crabb Street in 2007 - it is now the last house The advertising signs, for Colmans Starch and Rowntrees Cocoa, are on the right side of the shop.

c1970s - nos 84-92 and the General Store of D M Houghton - now demolished

Opposite this last terrace was the Cunnington Bros. shoe factory.
This has stood empty and the windows boarded for a number of years.
The land when this terrace was demolished has been left as a car parking area.

Crabb Street 1919

1910 Valuations

Street Shrine

1986

Street Surveys & Notes