Rushden Research Group: 39 Church Street

39 Church Street - Ivy Cottage

Postcard c1905 - 39 Church Street (left)

John Woodward, a plumber and glazier, was born in Leicester and had married Elizabeth from Wilstead, Bedfordshire, when they settled in Irchester and raised their family there.

They moved to High Street Rushden in the late 1870s. The house at 39 Church Street, was built about 1885 and had a water closet added in 1893. It was the home of John and his family until 1909.

In 1901 they had a servant, Katherine Ekins.

In 1909 Andrew Austin moved to the house, and later a member of the Campion family lived there.

The house was demolished in the late 1960s for road widening.

c1910 - 39 Church Street

1914 showing the rear of 'Ivy Cottage' (bottom right) and the garden at
the foot of Skinners Hill.

Extract from the note book of J Enos Smith:

1927 October 18th. The ‘House’ opposite me (No. 22) belonging to Mr Campion (No. 39), which was built by Mr Woodward about 50 years ago. A new bay window in the kitchen, a window, garden side of Dairy room, ivy cut off the house & other improvements.