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Messrs Henry Ingle and Sons (of Leicester) began trading in Rushden in about 1911, as leather factors, from a property in Park Road.
They took over the Sanders and Sanders factory in High Street, at the junction with Station Road, in 1916 when the former owners moved to a newly built factory in Spencer-road. They expanded the business by also dressing the leather, and continued until WWII.
The factory (now numbered 155 High St) was occupied in 2008 by the Co-operative Funeral Service.
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The Shoe and Leather and Allied Trades – News, 26th October, 1916.
[extract] I have two budgets of congratulations to offer this week. The first is very heartily to Private Percy Raworth, of the "Tanks," who has received the Military Medal. The son of Councillor W. Raworth, of Harrogate, he was storekeeper with Messrs. Ingle at their branch in Leicester, and at the outbreak of war came to Rushden, and then enlisted in the Motor Machine Gun Section. He has been in action several times in the "Tanks," and had some very narrow escapes. |
The Rushden Echo, 10th November, 1916, transcribed by Gill Hollis
Rushden Soldier Honoured - Military Medal for a “Tank” Hero
 Private Percy Raworth, son of Councillor Raworth, of Harrogate, has, as already reported in the “Rushden Echo,” been awarded the military medal for services in England’s great offensive machine the “Tank.” He is the brother-in-law of Mr. H. Ingle, of Rushden, and for some time after the war commenced was stock-keeper at Mr. Ingle’s leather warehouse at Rushden. Previous to coming to Rushden he was in the firm’s Leicester branch. He has been several times in action in the “Tanks.” Once he was four hours under fire digging the “Tank” out of a German “dug-out” into which it had sunk. On another occasion the “Tank” caught fire, and Pte Raworth and his driver got the military medal.
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| Rushden Echo, Friday 5th October 1917
Medallist Killed – Mr Percy Rayworth, Military Medallist, of the Tank Corps, only brother of Mrs Hubert Ingle, of Rushden, has been killed by an aerial bomb. He was for some time at Mr Ingle’s leather warehouse at Rushden.
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Private Percy Raworth, M.M.
200786 D Battalion, Tank Corps.
Only son of Mr and Mrs Wm Raworth, Harrogate
Died 23rd September 1917
Aged 27 years
Commemorated at Gwalia Cemetery
Grave II C.3.
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| Rushden Echo, 18th July 1924, transcribed by Kay Collins
Feast Cricket—Mr H Ingle’s cricket eleven were the visitors to Wollaston on Monday (Wollaston Feast). Mr Ingle’s team batted first, making 41 runs, and Wollaston were all out for 27. In the second innings Mr Ingle’s eleven made 44 for six wickets and declared. Wollaston went in again and made 32 for two wickets.
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The firm closed in WWII.
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