Copied from a sale document dated 1896 these plans shows Manton Road at the top. The land had been bought by Messrs Fred Knight and Charles Luther Bradfield, shoe manufacturers, and they had purchased the freehold from Mary Manton.

Abstract of Title 19^th June 1894

By Indenture so dated and made between The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty of the one part and Mary Manton of South Bank Surbiton in the County of Surrey Widow of the Copyhold or Customary tenant of the Manor of Rushden of the other part

It was Witnessed that in consideration of the sum of £100.16.4 paid into the hands of the Revenue General of the Revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster by the said Mary Manton.......

All That Pightle containing 13a 0r 24p or thereabouts situate at Rushden and bounded on the North West by a Close called Crabbs Close on the North East by the Road leading to Newton Bromshold on the South East land belonging to The Rev Spencer James Leeson on the South West by a lane in Rushden aforesaid called Back Lane which said pightle is more particularly delineated on the plan drawn in the margin...

Plan of the land showing Manton Road, Park Road, Grove Road, Robert Street and Newton Road