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Sally Cooper 1994
Sally Cooper - A Level Study
Kelly's Directories 1896 & 1898

This work was done by Sally Cooper as her A Level History ''Personal Study''. Sally entitled her project
'' The growth of the shoe industry and its effect on the growth of Rushden''.


1896 - names of factories 1898 - number of factories in each street
Rushden population 7443. Griffith Street 2
Ainge and Haseldine. Duck Street. 3
Anige and Smith, Alfred Street, Rectory Road. 2
Allebone and Hyde. Duck Street, Park Road 4.
William Allen and Co, Ltd. Harborough Road 2.
Charles Allen Manton Road. 2.
Ashby and Bursfield. Wellingborough Road. High Street, 3
Austin and Bond. Midland Road. Wellingborough Road 4.
Barrett and Gummage. Church Street. 4.
J. Barwick. Moor Road 3.
Brown and Sons. North Street 1.
Burrows Marshall. High Street. Higham Hill 1.
Charles Bull & Co. Park Road. Queen Street. 2.
Henrv Bull. Glassbrook Road. Higham Road. 2.
John Cave and Sons. High Street. Fitzwilliam Street. 1
Stephen Chettle Washbrook Road. Station Road. 2.
Ebenezer Claridge & Son Victoria Road. 2.
William Claridge . Newton Road. 1
Clarke Brothers. Harborough Road Shirley Road. 1
W. Clarke & Co. Church Street. West Street 1.
William Colson. Crabb Street. 1
Crick and Patenall. Harborough Park. 1.
Cunnington Brothers Robert Street.1.
William Green and Sons. Cromwell Works. Higham Park. 1.
Grame Abraham & Sons. East Grove. 1
H, Harris and Noble. High Street. York Road 1.
Henry Hobbs. Queen Street. Eaton and Co Ltd, Irchester Road
Jacques and Clark. Station Road. William Green & Sons (Grenson) Ltd. Queen Street.
Jeremiah Jones. Victoria Road. C. W. Horrell Ltd.
Jowett and Johnson. Wellingborough Road. Laurence Shoes Ltd. Newton Road.
Knight Brothers. Sanders and Sanders, Spencer Works
Knight and Lawrence. Geo Selwood & Co Ltd.. Harborough Road.
Fred Knight. Park Road. R, Tarry & Co. Ltd. College Street.
Joseph. Knight. Tecnic Shoes Ltd. Bedford Road.
Benjamin Ladds. Wilkins and Denton Ltd. Grove Road.
James Minney. Duck Street. C. W. Woods, Ltd. North Street.
W. H. Perkins and Co. Station Road.  
Rushden Boot Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Higham Road.  
Sanders and Sanders. Spencer Road.  
Walter Sargeant.  
George Selwood. Harborough Road  
Samuel Skinner. Park Road.  
Victoria Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Society  
George Warne. Duck Street.  
West and Childs.  
Wilkins and Denton. Carnegie Street.  
Wilmott.  
Wood and Campion. Wellingborough Road.  
Amos Wright. Moor Road.  
Ebenezer Wrighton.  

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