Rushden Research Group: Fitzwilliam Street

Fitzwilliam Street

Fitzwilliam Street is numbered from the top of the street where it joins Wellingborough Road. These two cottages at the foot of the hill have another house behind accessed above no 20.

Grape-Vine Cottage	No 22 Grape-Vine Cottage built in 1892 and No 20	No 18
In 1882 John Wood took out a mortgage to purchase land from the Duchy of Lancaster on the west side of Duck Street, and here his son William John (baptised 20th June 1869), a carpenter and joiner, built his family home - No. 22 Fitzwilliam Street, which had an orchard adjoining into Duck Street.



The old Primitive Methodist Church built in 1890	This development built in 2004
The building above has had several owners since it was built in 1890 as a place of worship. When the church joined the Park Road Methodists in 1937 the building was sold to the British Legion, later St John Ambulance took over when their building in Station Road was closed to make room for the Splash Pool.	The datestone on Fitzwilliam Court built where Building & Homemaker had their the shop and yard.

The old stone property once the premsies of George Chettle, horse slaughterer. In later years George sold pet food in one half, and his daughters Vi and Minnie sold sweets in the other.
2007 after 'Bantin the Tailor' had renovated the property.

The yard behind was where Edgar Cox began an engineering company.
He was son of Albert Cox
of Messrs Cox & Wright.

	Frederick Skeeles lived at 21, and took over the factory behind. The factory (right) has been used by several business.

Sweetbriar Cottages built in 1890 - Nos 19 & 21.	Name and Date Plaque