Rushden Research Group: Land

Rushden House

High Street South — Mr Currie of Rushden House built five cottages for workers on his estate, c1871 with a second row behind. The stone cottages, were opposite the Compass Inn, with a wall in front constructed of blue engineering quality bricks and steep steps up to the fronts.

A Brief History	Mental Home?
The Currie Family	Rushden House Sale 1915
Browning Family	Sale of Rushden House
	Ploughmans Camp
Staff notes	Acquisition - C Council 1919
Photogallery	Redevlopment 2016

Rushden House Lodge

Wellingborough & Kettering News, November 26th, 1881, transcribed by Kay Collins

Rushden, Northamptonshire.

To TIMBER, MERCHANTS AND OTHERS.

Messrs. Pendered and Son,
ARE favoured with instructions from H. Currie, Esq. to SELL BY AUCTION, on Tuesday, 29th November, 1881, 14 ASH TREES, 6 WALNUT TREES, and large arms, 6 ELM TREES, 1 OAK, and 17 Ash and other Doddrells, and the Lop and Top, lying on the Rushden House Estate, near to the residence on the Wymington-road.

The Ash Trees are of fine quality, and include several of great length and good dimensions; one of the Walnut Trees is very large and hearty, the others of good dimensions.

Company to meet in Paddock, adjoining the Entrance Drive, at Twelve o'clock, noon.

Wellingborough News, 6th May 1882

THE STORM—A Cow Killed
On Monday evening a fine cow belonging to Mr. H. Currie, of Rushden House, was found dead in a ditch, a mark across the back indicating that it had been killed by the lightning.

Extract from article: For King & Country (see end)

In 1915, Mr. Lane came to an agreement with the Government to use the whole area as a German prisoner of war camp, to be known as Ploughman's Camp. And so it remained until its last inhabitants went home.